I’ve decided to stop wasting my time producing panocracy posts.
Having thought about this for a while now I’ve come to the conclusion that humanity deserves, and will get, another extended period of darkness. The breakdown of society may be violent or not but the centuries or millennia that follow will be a new Dark Age of serfdom and religious dogma.
Eventually, a new Enlightenment may dawn just as it did for us a few hundred years ago and its marvellous consequences may free humanity again to enjoy another golden age.
It was foolish and arrogant of me to think that I might have been able to help ‘deflect the asteroid’ and avert the catastrophe.
I am grateful to those few of you who have come on the journey with me so far but for me this is where it ends.
I wish you the very best for the future.
You've presented so many good ideas here Jim. Don't give up. Take a break.
Can I suggest you then republish some of your topical essays under titles which will better inform readers what the subject of the essay is, so you can attract more curious readers?
Merry Christmas to you.
Jim - sorry to read that you’re giving up the substack.
I’ve appreciated your analysis of some of the problems facing us today, and your open minded style makes a change from the closed minds often found on the web. Though I’m still not entirely convinced that panocracy is the solution.
I encourage you not to be disheartened, humanity will prevail despite dark episodes.
Also wishing you all the best - keep in touch!
Cliff