5. Manifest of the Future: The Path to Planetary Ethics and Global Democracy
- Mikey Miller
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The Post-Scarcity Economy: From Competition to Cooperation
The old world was a world of struggles – for resources, market shares, geopolitics, and recognition. The economy was a zero-sum game, based on the logic of scarcity: whoever got something took it from others. In the age of Electronic Technocracy, this way of thinking collapses. The combination of nuclear fusion, molecular nanofabrication, automated delivery, share economy, and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) enables the transition to a post-scarcity economy – a new era in which competition is replaced by cooperation, because resources are no longer scarce, but abundant and fairly distributed.
The Change Begins with Energy
For millennia, energy was the key to power – from muscle power to steam engines to the fossil fuel industry. Today, with the commercial availability of fusion energy, a historical tipping point has been reached: unlimited, clean, safe energy becomes the basis of a new planetary order. Fusion produces no CO₂ emissions, requires no geopolitically sensitive raw materials, and can be used decentrally – for example, in the form of local energy centers that supply entire regions.
Under the protection of the World Succession Deed 1400, which secures humanity's energy and resource rights, fusion is not privatized but socialized. It forms the foundation of an economy that is no longer defined by possession, but by participation.
Production on Demand: The Democratization of Production
With the breakthrough of molecular assemblers (or digitally controlled 3D nano-factories), every object of daily needs – food, clothing, furniture, tools, medicine – is locally reproducible. The old logistics are replaced by on-demand manufacturing: whoever needs something produces it decentrally, without intermediaries, without container ports, without global supply chains.
This infrastructure is organized by the Electronic Technocracy: The ASI coordinates material flows, energy consumption, environmental impacts, and demand forecasts. Production is ecologically regenerative, based on closed material cycles, and linked to reputation – not money.
Share Economy as a New Form of Civilization
In the old economy, ownership was the guiding principle. Today, a system of collective access is emerging: people no longer own products, but use them situationally – autonomously driving vehicles, modular living spaces, tool pools, medical devices. Everything is available, but nothing is exclusive. Availability is based on need, purpose, and trust, not market value.
This intelligent resource distribution is regulated by DDD platforms. People can make suggestions for improvement, report problems, submit evaluations, and democratically propose new models. The economy is thus not abolished, but transformed – from a competitive arena to a cooperative operating system.
The New Concept of Prosperity
In the post-scarcity era, wealth no longer means possession, but access, health, education, time, and resonance. The Electronic Technocracy measures prosperity not in money, but in social connectivity, quality of life, and inner growth. Reputation becomes the new currency – whoever cooperates, creates, teaches, heals, or protects gains access to expanded resources, projects, and platforms.
The ASI ensures that no one is excluded: All basic needs – food, housing, energy, healthcare, communication – are universally guaranteed, regardless of social status. The rest is based on contribution, commitment, and innovation.
Cooperation as Default Mode
In a world without economic pressure, without existential fear, and without structural exploitation, many classic conflicts disappear. People no longer have to compete, but can collaborate. The Electronic Technocracy strengthens these processes through community-based systems, local democracy clusters, and global trust networks. Technology becomes the infrastructure of togetherness.
Conclusion: The End of Scarcity – and the Beginning of Humanity
The post-scarcity economy is not a technological gimmick, but a profound redefinition of human relationships. Thanks to the World Succession Deed 1400, humanity has the legal basis to free itself from competition. The Electronic Technocracy shows the way: a world where abundance does not mean decadence, but participation, dignity, and cooperation – for everyone, everywhere.
