Hi,

I don't know what to consider myself anymore, except for disenfranchised right now...

Mostly, I guess, I follow the Transhumanist philosophy and Zeitgeist movements (if you could call them that).

I see a lot of changes happening throughout governments soon because of the increasing automation of production and service work, the emerging reliance on artificial intelligence to sift through mass surveillance and consumer data, and the need for a Universal Basic Income to support the people that are being displaced from this continuing progress.

I think some solutions are already presenting themselves, particularly with the concept of "the blockchain" and cryptocurrencies changing the economic platform of how transactions are processed and completed. This is a step towards UBI, and a step away from the servitude to debt from banks and corporations.

I also think most governments are resistant to change and prefer the status quo. I don't know what comes next or how, so I guess I will consider myself an optimistic-cynic. I look forward to an incredible future of scientific progress and discovery... However, I feel that the majority of governments, and people, are not as open minded as they pretend to be, and will spite humanity just to better themselves...
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Sorry for the rant, and thank you for posting things for me to think about and consider.
Keep it up!