I’ve just come across this talk that I gave at a festival back in 2015 just after Fluence had been published. I reckon it still has some pertinent post-pandemic points, especially in the Q&A.
The premise of the talk is that society has accepted capitalism and consumerism and we’re not able to opt out even if we want to.
The question posed is: “If the state created the opportunity for you to opt out, would you take it? And what if everyone did? ”
In the talk I touch on UBI, an idea that is better known now than it was back then. I also talk about guaranteed sabbaticals and a more extreme version of devolution.
I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.
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