Is peace really so fleeting and utopian of an idea that we won't even '''try''' to resolve our differences?
<small>''Pronounced One 'Ouse (without the 'H') when uttered by my percussionist friends in Sierra Leone, on the western coast of Africa. The Vietnamese, all the way out on the Eastern coast of Asia, say "Mot Nha," which means... you guessed it, One House! The Senegalese parallel is "On Est Ensemble", meaning "We are together". Expressions such as these are common for folks around the planet, all sharing in a sense or feeling of unity. We are drawn to this behaviour regardless of how little we may understand it ("survival in numbers" or tribalism is the neuropsychological explanation). Regardless of how ambitiously we may be striving for excellence on our own individual paths and journeys, it seems as though the collective and the individual are not mutually exclusive entities. They may as well be as intertwined and interdependent as a human brain and its vital organs.''</small>
Have you ever considered what change you can contribute, what example you can set, or what ideas you can bring forth to help make your community, city, country - or world - a better place to live in? If not for you, perhaps for your children, nieces, nephews, students, friends and all generations to come?
It’s ok if you haven’t, though I do think it’s something nice to aspire to, given how beautiful this earth really is.
''' The Big Question:''' Do we know what ''world peace'' looks like? Can we envision an entirely different approach to life on earth? How would our planet function if we wanted everyone to have a good standard of living and quality of life? Has anyone ever thought to define ''world peace'' with '''precision'''? Can any single person or group of persons '''have''' such answer(s) ready for the entire world to accept and adopt?
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Don't you?
== The Vision in 30 seconds or less ==
''"An Open Invitation to Reinvent Our Reality"''
[[#THE BLUEPRINT | ⇒ ⇒ <small>Go directly to THE BLUEPRINT</small> ⇐ ⇐ ]]
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One House is all we have. So let's unanimously figure out how we can live in it.
Through free access to quality learning, we now have the tools we need to empower all those around us to ensure they can earn their basic human needs. This means that we can finally have an adult conversation about what we '''all''' want our Earth to look like for '''everyone'''!
This platform aims to provide the space to do just that: at anytime, anyone anywhere can [[Special:CreateAccount | create an account]] and join what may be the largest and most inclusive human conversation that has ever taken place - a monolithic human dialogue on How to Reinvent Our Reality, '''together'''!
'''''Tech help''': Check your spam folders - generic email notifications often end up there erroneously. If you have any questions while I configure and optimize the server for this dialogue, please feel free to reach me at epangea.info@gmail.com or +13438822015''
=== Let's Validate our Thinking and not Just Sing Kum Ba Yah ===
A Brazilian philosopher named Paulo Freire once underlined the importance of individual expression saying that ''the word'', the ability to verbalize our thoughts, is our only path to personal freedom. He stated that Dialogue is the basis for all social contracts whether democratic or socialist in nature. Such sentiments echoed the likes of Wittgenstein who uttered "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world", and continue to be uttered today by the likes of Jordan Peterson* who [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArULvNzyxxY convincingly argues] that free speech '''permits''' thought.
<small>* Quick Disclaimer: Whether you're a fan of Jordan Peterson or whether your temperature rises just from reading his name, I try to remain in the neutral "camp referee", where I prefer focusing on the tangible and debatable arguments that we can validate or refute using logic and reason, regardless of whose mouth these come out of (with reservations, likely to be personal biases, as I'm no better than you at this).
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I personally relate to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbGM4mqEVw David Wallace's speech] where he warns us of our Blind Certainty as he breaks down thought itself (you may relate it to your own versions of daily mundane repetitions of ins and outs). Equally important is our take on free speech, exemplified by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUezfuy8Qpc Rowan Atkinson here], as he skillfully objects to authoritarian censorship. Even modern science tells us how we can't fully feel or discuss intricate emotions before we learn the vocabulary that helps us identify them with accuracy. Test this out for yourself. Google words about emotions; find a couple that you're unfamiliar with, and read their definitions. Reflect back to situations where you may have felt in such a way and weren't fully aware of the fact. If you can't relate yet, you'll eventually '''feel''' the difference the next time you experience this newly acquired vocabulary. Please don't just take my word (or any expert's word) for it; try it. Sort of eye opening isn't it?
=== Who are You, Really? Do you Even Know? ===
In short, I need you. We need you. We need your voice.
Even if others may have told you that your voice doesn't matter; it does. Your identity isn't unique because of your beliefs or your flags, it's because of your VOICE. The way you think and act is your only, ever-learning, ever-growing, and ever-morphing identity. No one can ever place any sort of label on THAT. Not even you!
Not a single one of us is a static thing - a consistent emotion or unchangeable personality, or persistent belief, or <insert wo/man-made concept here>. Isn't that exactly what makes each and every one of us entirely different and uniquely beautiful? What gives us worth and belonging?<br>
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My life is not worth more than yours. Nor yours, worth more than mine. The leaf on the tree making oxygen for us is perhaps worth more than both our lives put together. This is an opportunity to make our choices worth more than that leaf.
''' History Repeating Itself:''' The following (appeal to emotion) video is of the ''once famous'' Charlie Chaplin, calling us out on our kindness (and blindness), almost a century ago now. Bring up the transcript and translate it if you need to, and consider replacing the reference to God with Life or Existence if the term bothers you.
If we want real change, we all need to agree on what that's going to look like. We all need to understand one another. All of us. <br>
Do you think this message is wishful and dreamy? If so, have you ever stopped to ponder whether you were taught to think '''exactly''' that?
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We now have the tech to build '''and''' implement the first Global and Universal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy Direct Democracy] ever!<br>
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⇒ ⇒ ⇒ No countries = No politicians = No lobbyists = No corruption = No deception/manipulation = No (modern day, useless) wars<br>
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If we [[#THE DISCUSSION | inspect this causal chain through more detailed discussion]], we find that it empowers individuals everywhere and nurtures diverse communal and municipal cultures. Its humane and universal concept of free access to quality human learning eventually '''mitigates hunger, poverty and fear, and most importantly, eradicates modern day warfare.'''
{{#ev:youtube|J7GY1Xg6X20|640x360|center|Charlie Chaplin in the Great Dictator Speech If needed, you can download the Text/Transcript directly from Youtube}}
Do you disagree? Great, then let's competently validate - or refute - this seemingly ''dreamy sentiment'' with logic and facts in our [[#THE DISCUSSION | ''Discussion'']] section together!
Shall we?
=== Leverage Technology; Fear Those Who Make False Promises Instead ===
''' The Call to Action:''' Though a seemingly ambitious objective, you and I can make it our mission to define such ''World Peace'', an unprecedented globally defined and accepted blueprint of what life on earth could '''and should''' be like. We can start right here, right now, until we're all good and ready to do whatever it is we all decide we need to do to get there, including all plans and strategies on how we will transition to this shared vision. The more voices participate, the less bias, and more universal and inclusive our objectives will be. It truly is '''that''' simple.
Let's finally put our tech to good use. This MediaWiki platform is the medium that I suggest we use for however long we need it. I will manage it for us pro bono until any one of us comes up with a better idea. Everything in here is transparent and open for debate - full disclosure, and outlined on the [[Technical and Financial]] page.
When ChatGPT was released, I was relieved to know that I may no longer have to build such an engine by myself. I think we still need to ensure that it is relevant and free of biases if we're to leverage it to provide free, quality, universally inclusive human-centric learning; we would need to build an intuitive interface (which I believe is being worked on) to help users find the right questions and prompts (there's a general consensus in that it's far more difficult to pose the right question than it is to provide the right answer); provide an avatar to indicate personal learning progress, provide an actions and skills interface to determine what learning experiences are still required before we can perform certain tasks that we're interested in accomplishing; and so on (custom build details can be elaborated on under [[Personal Growth | The Blueprint section: ''Personal Growth'']].
'''When you feel ready''' to contribute to this dialogue - as opposed to complaining and ranting on endlessly about the supposedly ''unchangeable'' (like most of us often do, and that's ok, it makes us feel better - temporarily), [[Special:CreateAccount | create an account]] ('''always''' free) and '''participate''' by adding to or modifying whichever parts of '''your''' reality that you care to '''change'''!<br>
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If we hesitate, we miss out. Do any of us have anything to lose in voicing and sharing our views, needs and/or concerns?
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== The Mission in Point Form ==
<small>''We could also wait for people like [https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/george-soros George Soros to design Open Society concepts for us], and then accept our fate as to how we should live however it is ''others'' continue to design and decide for us. Think, what is really stopping us from designing an alternate reality, except us? Every existing story we cease to believe in, strips away all power attributed to the authority in that story. From money, to nations, to sects and institutions, all those entrusted to lead are only in charge because we gave them that right, simply by believing that we need them. We can do much better. You know it. I know it. We all know it. We were all led to believe the ultimate story, that "that's just the way it is; things will always be the same" - and we continue(d?) to believe it. I don't. I hope you will see what I see.''</small>
STEP1: '''We''' design a BLUEPRINT for an alternate reality based on '''everyone's''' ''vote''; that is, a reinvented and redefined vote: '''Your voice'''; your thoughts and your opinions. A vote no longer needs to be some random person's name who will speak on our behalf. No thank you. We all have the capacity andor resources to speak for ourselves now.
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STEP2: '''We''' put together pilot, migration, transition and exit/revision plans for each part of this blueprint, to ensure that we can move everyone safely and seamlessly from the status quo to our universally-aware and ideal way of living.
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STEP3: '''WE''' Execute. '''WE''' evaluate. '''WE''' tweak plans accordingly, if deemed necessary. '''WE''' proceed until '''everyone''' is satisfied.
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STEP4: '''WE''' enjoy Life. Eventually, probably very quickly, '''WE''' will deal with new problems; only because we are human and are impressively vulnerable when it comes to creating problems for ourselves. At least, we will know that these new problems will never be the same old archaic nonsensical problems that the mass majority of us today are willing to accept any longer.
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As all projects begin with initializing and careful planning, so should this project. This means that all stakeholders need to be considered, those directly involved, and those indirectly affected. Since this project involves everyone who has the capacity to communicate their thoughts and share their needs and opinions, as well as those who cannot, then it involves you. Every last one of you; and me; and all speechless life forms around us.
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=== Beauty in Simplicity ===
Any troglodyte can complicate things. There is beauty in simplicity. Let's simplify our existence and make it enjoyable for everyone already.
If this all sounds idealistic, utopian and unachievable to you, then please read through all of the contents of this site until you have had all of your questions and concerns answered and satisfied. I've tested these thoughts for over a decade with a multitude of individuals from all walks of life. They all eventually end up pondering the possibility and hoping we can achieve this. Thing is, I don't simply "believe" or "have faith" in our ability to do this, I know your potential because I studied human behaviour and I know '''for a fact''' that we can do this!
By no means am I calling myself an expert on anything, no one ever is; even the so-called experts who are honest with themselves know the endless limitations of their understanding. I've simply been privileged enough with time and access to certain scientific facts that have been long identified, but have not yet been efficiently, nor freely, dissipated to the masses. Consider only how primary and secondary sources such as scientific journals have come at a cost, as have so many tertiary sources such as books. Though such associated costs may seem minor to some, they render access to information unattainable to many.
Perhaps copyright restrictions need to be revisited and the compensation model revamped in favor of human progress over centralized profit? All while respecting authors and their contributions, but more than their publisher counterparts in all fairness. Open Source concepts are aligned with this line of thinking, which certainly help avoid friction such as the current debate over whether new technologies like ChatGPT should be allowed to leverage copyrighted content to generate well-informed responses. I for one would want to share knowledge that I acquire for I wouldn't know anything had my predecessors not done the same for me.
== THE BLUEPRINT ==
This will be a living document and shapeable however we see fit; none of it is meant to be forever static; every part of this Blueprint is open to (and welcoming of) debate, critique, and most importantly, change.
=== If You Want Something Done Right, Do It Yourself ===
'''The Discussion and Debate Kickoff'''<br>
We '''know''' that peaceful conflict resolution requires '''open lines of communication'''. So the question then becomes, where is this ''open communication'' taking place '''right now'''? The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEA6f9pcCAM&list media]? Our [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpjs7u8LY0k theatrical politics]? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vlVmvarb-E NATO]? The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru4rfzFasaI WEF]? Yeah, I don't think so either. We're far too aware (I hope) of how we've been getting duped over and over again with that false-promise, do-good-wannabe nonsense.
''Imagine being a newborn baby with no knowledge of what life is like; only that you will (likely) live your entire life on this planet we call Earth. How would you want life to be? What would you create, build, engineer, design, explore, or how would you spend your time? How would you want your mother or father or daughter or son or friend or neighbour or stranger to be spending their time? How would you help them live, if you cared to?''<br>
We just don't seem to think that there's a better way to do things than to ''vote'' for new faces and cross our fingers. Apparently, the world is too complex for ''us'' to solve anything ''by ourselves''. '''Is it though?''' What if we incorporated one single lesson, of the many lessons we whole-heartedly teach all of our kids: '''united we stand''' and divided, we fall. The best leaders lead by example, do they not? So, why are we not leading '''our own children''' by example? Why are we not even '''trying''' to evaluate our dividing differences, and work out ''how'' we can stand united?
''We need to start somewhere. So, why not start with how we currently divide it? Why is it divided the way it is, what's the use of such divisions or more importantly, how do these divisions improve our lives? Can we do better? If not, why not, and if so, what do we envision? What can we envision, especially if we can allow our mind to roam free of its preconceived notions?''<br>
Consider how all constructs in use of today (e.g. currency, nations, governments) are based on '''imagined wo/man-made concepts'''. This '''inseparably''' means that '''we can change anything''' currently adopted as daily practice, because we simply '''imagined it''' into existence, agreed on by people just like you and me! In other words, if we all stopped believing in FIAT currency right this second, it would literally cease to exist - regardless of who is managing it and who owns what. '''We really are that powerful IFF (i.e. if and only if) we stand together!'''
Wanna shake up the status quo?
I do.
=== Typical Reactions ===
If you're absolutely pessimistic about humanity, consider Abraham Maslow who is reputed for the Hierarchy of Needs, but is far less often credited for his other research findings. He as well as many well-respected psychologists like him confirmed that humans are born neutral or kind in nature, '''not''' ''evil'' (for lack of better term at the moment). I'll be the first to argue that we '''all''' have the '''potential''' for evil within us; I certainly know that I do. Just think of someone inflicting extreme harm or injustice on a loved one and you'll immediately start to feel what evil I am referring to.
Existing societies cultivate undesired behaviour through divisions and dichotomies, fear mongering and other appeals to emotion, as well as a multitude of well-known and well-researched control tools that manipulate our innate cognitive biases. Our poor decisions and responses then spread the same way a rotten apple ruins the entire lot. We can do better than that. We just need to have a proper, comprehensive discussion on how - and provide the quality learning tools for everyone to be able to freely join this conversation.
There is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h02w5E7FGlY this question about ten percent of our population] having too low an IQ to be integrated into institutions as desperate to hire as the armed forces (who are generally ready to bring in and employ anyone who is willing). There is a correlation between low IQ and antisocial behaviour, and a more pressing concern that "remedying" someone of this neurodiversity is currently limited to us waiting for them to turn 27. What if this neurodivergence stems from the cognitive dissonance this world lays on us from birth? Regardless, I think the rest of us will in good conscience be glad to guide them through this reinvention.
There's also this common tendency for people to say that we can't all be the captain of the ship. Sure, it makes sense not to have 20 different individuals screaming orders in the middle of a storm. Regardless of that sound logic, let's examine what exactly '''is''' a captain - or, leader? A good leader isn't one that tells others what to do, but rather one that listens to, and understands what everyone needs in a given situation. A leader knows that only collaboration and clear communication will get us all where we need to go. Perhaps most importantly, a leader knows when to step out of the way and let others lead the way. All of us '''can''' learn to be leaders if given the tools and opportunities to develop the necessary traits. This isn't heresy, this is fact. Lookup Child Development and you'll see for yourself that I'm not making this up. Yes, you can also teach an old dog new tricks, even if it may take more time; it's called neuroplasticity.
=== THE BACKEND WISHBONE ===
* [[Technical and Financial]] OneHouse Project Setup, Configuration, Management Costs and Sustainability
* [[Purpose, Mission and Vision]] (Some of) The (long-winded and less essentially detailed) thinking behind the mission
* [[Author]] Just another nobody human being like you, but synergistically and naturally awesome when we all learn to stand together
== The Status-Quo is Evidently Unsustainable ==
Our votes are failing us. Easily put, are there any governmental structures anywhere in the world that are regarded as highly satisfactory to the '''majority''' of their citizens? Are there any public servants who are actually '''serving''' the majority of their public in a highly satisfactory manner? Do we typically see action that we ask for, or do we only read or hear elected representatives and experts utter what we want, only to later face disappointing or deceiving outcomes from their policies and administration? These elected individuals are supposed to be our employees; working to make all of our lives better. Is there a mass population anywhere that sees efficient or effective labour generated by their state authorities, people who we entrusted and paid to do such work '''for''' us?
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I, a 45 year old who was born in Lebanon and raised in Canada since 1987, and who has lived in West Africa and East Asia for over a decade, have certainly felt less than impressed by all government bodies that I have been exposed to so far. So the logical question that follows (no, that is not begging the question - lookup logical fallacies) is, what good does the concept of '''nations''' still serve us, the people? Isn't it high time we give up on the archaic notion of electing someone to speak on our behalf? What good is the Internet if we can't put it to our service and use it for what our forefathers and predecessors could not possibly dream of - mass communication, collaboration and coordination! We finally have the tools to speak for ourselves - so the only question is, what are we waiting for???
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We can't POSSIBLY do worse than our governments seeing as how they STILL cause wars and destruction when our collective understanding reaches far beyond the intelligence and compassion necessary to avoid such illogical and universally unproductive self-harm. Let's take this opportunity to reinvent our reality. Redesign it exactly how we envision it to be - together, peacefully. There are no limits to our creativity - let's just get all our heads together and design the most relevant, modern, intelligent global reality we can possibly design for ourselves. It starts right here. With you voicing your thoughts on the matters that matter to us all the most.
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It's time we drop all the existing veils and matrices that we were shaped into absorbing, believing, accepting and, currently living, without ever considering a united, humane and collective approach to radical change.
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''I worked (am working) on an artistic approach (lyrical, instrumental, visual, etc) to sharing this vision with the world (I'm also working on a short story that could be adapted into a cartoon, if anyone is interested in video production). As with all else I'm writing here, it is open for elaboration, collaboration, and all other recommendations anyone may have to make this message a universal call to action!''<br>
[[A Guide to Your Own Personal Dimension | ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ <small>A Guide to Your Own Personal Dimension</small> ⇐ ⇐ ⇐ ]]<br>
[[Shorter Lyrical Version | <small>Here is a Shorter (even cheezier?) Lyrical Intro (to the concept of free Human Learning) </small>]]<br>
=== Imagine, A Borderless World ===
What exactly is a nation? Is it a unity formed amongst a people that share a particular set of languages, arts and traditions? When we dig a little deeper, do we not find that such cultural traits differ from one region, or even one community, to the next? Do these localized pockets not find themselves disassociated from each other, often viewing one another as different, unique, better or even worse than their neighbours?
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It seems as though community pockets have more than enough reasons to divide themselves from each other already, that one must wonder once again – what is a nation and what does it represent? Perhaps their flag is simply a representation of the central tax bank treasury which provides the shared services for collective needs, such as managing infrastructure or defending the nation?
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So then, is a nation or state indifferent from its governing bodies that represent and work for the people, to provide such needs? <br>
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I propose we dig deeper and see what we uncover.
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=== THE DISCUSSION ===
Whether we call these first principles, axioms, fundamentals, elementary root definitions of what we're trying to understand or just philosophical tooting of the horn, let's get them written down and agreed upon.<br>
# [[The Overarching Questions]]
# [[Townhall Meetings and Topics]]
# [[The ChatGPT Solutions]]
# [[A Guide to Your Own Personal Dimension | The Lyrical Rendering of OneHouse ]]
# [[Shorter Lyrical Version | The Lyrical Rendering of ePangea, which was initially created to reinvent Learning]]
=== THE BLUEPRINT ===
We all need '''your''' ''vote'' - yes, '''your thoughts and opinions''' - on each and every element that matters to you.<br>
Such a collaborative approach ensures relevance and inclusion for everyone. This inherently promotes further engagement and participation, and makes us all fully accountable for, ready, and accepting of, the choices we all eventually agree on. Revisions are unavoidable, so amendments will certainly play a part too. This is by definition and necessity, a living document.<br>
'''For the sake of clarity (based on some initial feedback)''': None of this writing is meant to be static; every part of this blueprint is open to discussion, debate, critique, and most importantly, change! Not one of us can figure this out alone - it '''must be''' a collaborative effort!<br>
# [[Administrative Regions]] to identify global regional needs based on topology, weather and other environmental factors
# [[Administrative Regions]] to identify global regional needs based on topology, weather and other environmental factors
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# [[Personal Growth]] including Learning Experiences, Healthy Lifestyles and Personal Development
# [[Personal Growth]] including Learning Experiences, Healthy Lifestyles and Personal Development
# [[Culture]] as an umbrella for all forms of Arts, Humanely Evolving Traditions, and Celebration of Diversity
# [[Culture]] as an umbrella for all forms of Arts, Humanely Evolving Traditions, and Celebration of Diversity
Each of these will evidently require '''Pilot → Migration → Transition → Exit/Revision plans''' ([[Preliminary Migration and Transition Plan]]) to bring us from the existing state to our more desirable objectives.
Each of these will evidently require '''Pilot → Migration → Transition → Exit/Revision plans''' ([[Preliminary Migration and Transition Plan]]) to bring us from the existing state to our more desirable objectives.
=== THE GUIDELINE, NICE AND SIMPLE ===
<small>This collaborative MediaWiki approach to dialogue can help us ensure relevance and inclusion, especially as translation and accessibility software keep improving. Engagement and participation can inherently make us fully accountable for, and accepting of, the world we eventually rebuild together. Not one of us can figure this out alone - it '''must be''' a collaborative effort. </small>
'''Keep your contributions civil, constructive and collaborative. There's zero room and zero tolerance for indecency andor abuse. Zero.'''<br>
Free resources are available on sites like Opencourseware.org, Coursera.org and Edx.org if you need to learn the art of constructive communication and collaboration. Once you're ready, your thoughts will always be welcome on here, no matter who you are or where you currently stand.
== THE BACKEND WISHBONE ==
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The backend functionality, sustainability, theories and perspectives; the vision and mission, should we choose to accept it.
* [[Purpose, Mission and Vision]] What is One House and why? (Some of) The (long-winded, but impactful) thinking behind the mission
* [[The Drive, The Push, The Pull]] More on why we need this platform (Working on video; ping me if you want to help)
* [[Perennial Illusions]] More of the opening lines, moved into subsections for easier processing.
* [[A Time for Change]] Initial call to action.
* [[Guideline: Keep it Simple]] Free tools exist that can develop our dialogue and debate.
* [[Technical and Financial]] One'Ouse Project Setup, Configuration, Management Costs and Sustainability
* [[Author]] Just another human like you, great alone, but synergistically awesome if/when we stand together
Curiosity leads to discovery.
Discovery sparks new feelings.
Feelings inform our learning.
Learning feeds our growth.
So Living without Growth is likely to Feel like a mundane, plateau of existence devoid of any meaning.
In other words,
Discovering, is Feeling;
Feeling, is Learning;
Learning, is Growing.
Growing, is Living.
Life is not a fight. It's a dance. We can all enjoy surfing these frequencies, together.
Latest revision as of 09:39, 10 November 2024
Pronounced One 'Ouse (without the 'H') when uttered by my percussionist friends in Sierra Leone, on the western coast of Africa. The Vietnamese, all the way out on the Eastern coast of Asia, say "Mot Nha," which means... you guessed it, One House! The Senegalese parallel is "On Est Ensemble", meaning "We are together". Expressions such as these are common for folks around the planet, all sharing in a sense or feeling of unity. We are drawn to this behaviour regardless of how little we may understand it ("survival in numbers" or tribalism is the neuropsychological explanation). Regardless of how ambitiously we may be striving for excellence on our own individual paths and journeys, it seems as though the collective and the individual are not mutually exclusive entities. They may as well be as intertwined and interdependent as a human brain and its vital organs.
The Big Question: Do we know what world peace looks like? Can we envision an entirely different approach to life on earth? How would our planet function if we wanted everyone to have a good standard of living and quality of life? Has anyone ever thought to define world peace with precision? Can any single person or group of persons have such answer(s) ready for the entire world to accept and adopt?
History Repeating Itself: The following (appeal to emotion) video is of the once famous Charlie Chaplin, calling us out on our kindness (and blindness), almost a century ago now. Bring up the transcript and translate it if you need to, and consider replacing the reference to God with Life or Existence if the term bothers you.
Do you think this message is wishful and dreamy? If so, have you ever stopped to ponder whether you were taught to think exactly that?
Charlie Chaplin in the Great Dictator Speech If needed, you can download the Text/Transcript directly from Youtube
The Call to Action: Though a seemingly ambitious objective, you and I can make it our mission to define such World Peace, an unprecedented globally defined and accepted blueprint of what life on earth could and should be like. We can start right here, right now, until we're all good and ready to do whatever it is we all decide we need to do to get there, including all plans and strategies on how we will transition to this shared vision. The more voices participate, the less bias, and more universal and inclusive our objectives will be. It truly is that simple.
We could also wait for people like George Soros to design Open Society concepts for us, and then accept our fate as to how we should live however it is others continue to design and decide for us. Think, what is really stopping us from designing an alternate reality, except us? Every existing story we cease to believe in, strips away all power attributed to the authority in that story. From money, to nations, to sects and institutions, all those entrusted to lead are only in charge because we gave them that right, simply by believing that we need them. We can do much better. You know it. I know it. We all know it. We were all led to believe the ultimate story, that "that's just the way it is; things will always be the same" - and we continue(d?) to believe it. I don't. I hope you will see what I see.
This will be a living document and shapeable however we see fit; none of it is meant to be forever static; every part of this Blueprint is open to (and welcoming of) debate, critique, and most importantly, change.
The Discussion and Debate Kickoff Imagine being a newborn baby with no knowledge of what life is like; only that you will (likely) live your entire life on this planet we call Earth. How would you want life to be? What would you create, build, engineer, design, explore, or how would you spend your time? How would you want your mother or father or daughter or son or friend or neighbour or stranger to be spending their time? How would you help them live, if you cared to?
We need to start somewhere. So, why not start with how we currently divide it? Why is it divided the way it is, what's the use of such divisions or more importantly, how do these divisions improve our lives? Can we do better? If not, why not, and if so, what do we envision? What can we envision, especially if we can allow our mind to roam free of its preconceived notions?
Administrative Regions to identify global regional needs based on topology, weather and other environmental factors
Energy Sources including Regional Needs and their Dispersion
Food Sources including Regional Needs and their Dispersion
Water Sources including Regional Needs and their Dispersion
Personal Growth including Learning Experiences, Healthy Lifestyles and Personal Development
Culture as an umbrella for all forms of Arts, Humanely Evolving Traditions, and Celebration of Diversity
Each of these will evidently require Pilot → Migration → Transition → Exit/Revision plans (Preliminary Migration and Transition Plan) to bring us from the existing state to our more desirable objectives.
This collaborative MediaWiki approach to dialogue can help us ensure relevance and inclusion, especially as translation and accessibility software keep improving. Engagement and participation can inherently make us fully accountable for, and accepting of, the world we eventually rebuild together. Not one of us can figure this out alone - it must be a collaborative effort.
THE BACKEND WISHBONE
The backend functionality, sustainability, theories and perspectives; the vision and mission, should we choose to accept it.
Purpose, Mission and Vision What is One House and why? (Some of) The (long-winded, but impactful) thinking behind the mission