Sensible Societies
Sensible Societies
In addition to the key educational, institutional, and legislative elements of iC; social engineering and planning is another essential pillar of iC’s vision and success.
The following outlines initial ideas related to long term social planning.
- Stress good diet and health over consumption. Emphasize long term change of habit and downplay quick fix diets. Boycott unhealthy outlets.
- Implement social campaigns emphasizing quality-of-living habits (positive thinking, the arts, the importance of relationships, holistic thinking, etc.) and alternate medicines.
- Life cycle courses shall be offered free at community centers to foster health, well-being, and knowledge.
- Organize movements against useless, wasteful, resource depleting institutions such as junk mail and over-packaging.
- Improve the human condition by engineering more balanced monetary and financial policy utilizing the principles of Socionomics.
- De-emphasize winning as the only thing of value in American society (i.e. the current sports and elections, ‘winner takes all’ mentality). Instead the importance of doing things you love/care about most (and helping others) will be emphasized as the most meaningful and enduring and in fact, the only means to achieve true happiness.
- The current belief that ‘more is always better’ is demonstratively false. Programs emphasizing the benefits of simple and frugal living and stress reduction lifestyles shall be implemented.
- The current belief that new-and-faster is always better and all technology enhances our lives is false. Such an attitude encourages waste and unrealistic expectations and will be replaced with the belief slower-and-less is more enjoyable.
- The current belief that ‘both parents working’ families improves the quality of living is false. It’s a fact that one member working at home (the man or the woman) increases the overall nutrition, health, spiritualism and well-being of the entire family of home and improves not only the well-being of the family. Local community activities and organized action groups shall be fostered to help homemakers regain the feelings or purpose, involvement, and connectivity.
- Implement youth programs promoting respect and interaction with the natural world.
- Foster and reestablish our connection with the natural world by organizing nature excursions, retreats, camping, and hiking events.
- Maintain list of food and product outlets that minimize waste and energy usage and maximum recycling including re-fills into existing containers, re-usable grocery bags, no receipt unless requested, etc. Higher taxes shall be applied to wasteful outlets and those who over-package goods (as well as boycotting campaigns).
- Emphasize that art, music, poetry, philosophy, etc. retains longer term value and meaning over consumption and new gadgets.
- To contain the tide of spiraling high populations, incentives will be given to parents whom have less than two children. Ultimately communities will be given reasonable quotas on how many natural resources they can consume.
- The need for competition will never go away however to keep maintain fair and proper values of remuneration between sports players and teachers for instance, salary caps will be implemented. Sports club incomes will also be limited and excesses above a specified values will be donated to educational programs.
- The belief science will always find a solution to society’s problems will ultimately come to a conclusion (and in fact, encourages destructive behavior). Sensibility, frugality, and nature cures will progressively replace such false beliefs.
If you are interested in assisting to develop these programs, please contact Greg with some of your initial ideas and/or sample works.
Here is an initial listing of potential social campaigns.
1. Healthy Living Campaign
– Objective: Promote long-term diet and health habits over
consumerism. Boycott fast food and unhealthy outlets, and run public education
campaigns on the benefits of whole foods and sustainable eating.
– Focus: Nutrition, health, conscious consumption.
2. Quality of Life Movement
– Objective: A national campaign emphasizing holistic life
practices like positive thinking, the arts, and the importance of
relationships. Promote alternate medicine, mindfulness, and emotional
well-being over material success.
– Focus: Well-being, the arts, holistic health.
3. Life Cycle Learning Centers
– Objective: Offer free courses at community centers
focusing on different life stages—childhood, adulthood, elder years—covering
topics like health, mental well-being, financial literacy, and spiritual
growth.
– Focus: Lifelong learning, community health.
4. Anti-Waste Advocacy Program
– Objective: Organize social movements to campaign against
junk mail, excessive packaging, and wasteful business practices. Advocate for
legislative changes and higher taxes on wasteful companies.
– Focus: Environmental sustainability, reducing resource
depletion.
5. Balanced Financial Policy Initiative
– Objective: Implement financial education programs using
principles from Socionomics, which focus on creating balanced, socially
responsible monetary policies. Educate citizens on ethical investing and
community-based financial systems.
– Focus: Economics, financial responsibility, societal
well-being.
6. Value of Passion over Winning Campaign
– Objective: Shift societal focus away from the “winner
takes all” mentality in sports, politics, and business. Instead, emphasize
the importance of following one’s passion, helping others, and achieving
fulfillment through meaningful pursuits.
– Focus: Happiness, purpose-driven living, personal
development.
7. Simple and Frugal Living Education
– Objective: Public programs highlighting the benefits of
simple living, frugality, and minimalism. Provide stress-reduction workshops
and lifestyle coaching that encourages people to live with less and focus on
quality of life.
– Focus: Simple living, stress reduction, happiness.
8. Slow Technology Adoption Movement
– Objective: Challenge the “newer is better” tech
mindset. Develop campaigns promoting thoughtful, slower adoption of technology.
Highlight the benefits of reusing and maintaining existing devices, and living
a life less dependent on constant tech upgrades.
– Focus: Tech minimalism, sustainability, mental well-being.
9. Homemaker Empowerment Groups
– Objective: Reinvigorate the role of homemakers by
organizing community activities and social action groups. These groups will
offer support, purpose, and engagement for stay-at-home parents, emphasizing
their critical role in family and community health.
– Focus: Family well-being, social connection, community
building.
10. Youth Nature Education Program
– Objective: Implement youth programs that teach the
importance of respecting and interacting with nature. Activities include
outdoor workshops, school programs, and field trips focusing on environmental
stewardship.
– Focus: Nature, youth education, environmental respect.
11. Nature Retreats & Excursions
– Objective: Organize regular community excursions into
nature, such as camping, hiking, and forest retreats, to help individuals
reconnect with the natural world and learn about conservation.
– Focus: Nature connection, community well-being,
environmental awareness.
12. Sustainable Product and Store Certification
– Objective: Develop a list of stores and products that
minimize waste, energy usage, and maximize recycling efforts. Boycott companies
that contribute to over-packaging, and implement higher taxes on wasteful
business practices.
– Focus: Sustainability, waste reduction, responsible
consumption.
13. Arts and Philosophy Appreciation Campaign
– Objective: Promote the long-term value of art, music,
literature, and philosophy over material consumption. Organize public art
installations, lectures, and community festivals that celebrate the cultural
importance of these fields.
– Focus: Cultural appreciation, art, intellectual growth.
14. Population & Resource Incentive Program
– Objective: Encourage smaller family sizes by offering
incentives to families with fewer than two children. Implement community quotas
for natural resource consumption, balancing population growth with
sustainability.
– Focus: Population control, sustainability, resource
management.
15. Fair Pay & Sports Salary Cap Initiative
– Objective: Advocate for salary caps in sports and
entertainment industries, redirecting excess income to educational programs.
Ensure fairer remuneration practices between high-profile careers and essential
professions like teaching and healthcare.
– Focus: Income fairness, societal values, education
funding.