Thirty Years and Counting

In the next 30 years 

What if I told you we will have the means to completely end poverty, worldwide, in the next 30 years. And along with it, end hunger, malnutrition and their associated diseases. All without lowering anyone's standard of living. 

What if I told you we will have the means to end wealth inequality - and in doing so can end the disparities in health care, education, and opportunity associated with it.

What if I told you we will have the ability for all people to live in the manner and at the standard of living of their choice, everywhere - wanting for nothing material? Or told you that we will have the means to equip science, exploration, engineering, and artistic endeavor with all that they need, without regard to cost. What if I told you we will have the means to remove money from government in order to focus on governing or that we will have the means for people to focus on the attainment of knowledge and skill in science, music, art, and societal interaction - full time - rather than having to focus on materialism, wealth, and consumerism. 

Crazy? A utopian futurist just escaping the harshness of todays world? 

Well crazy remains to be seen. But an unrealistic utopian futurist - no.

But how? 

The answer is actually shockingly simply and eminently attainable. 

End money 

If you want to end poverty - end money. If you want to end wealth inequality - end wealth by ending money.  If you want to end the hierarchy in 'standard of living' - end money. Equip science without regard to budget? - end budgets by ending money. Vastly improve our governments by getting money out it? Simple, get rid of money. Free people to pursue knowledge and skills rather than forcing them to work at near meaningless jobs they hate, for money? - yes you guessed it, get rid of money. 

But how? 

After 10,000 years of warm coins in pockets how indeed. 

Money became obsolete the moment it interfered with our cultural, scientific, and artistic endeavors. In other wards almost immediately after coming into existence at the dawn of civilization.  Money sows corruption, and by its very nature - wealth inequality, poverty, greed, and much of the reasons for war. But as early society evolved money served as societal glue that enabled the expansion of civilization while dramatically improving the quality of life for many. But in our modern times is has become obsolete both for the harm it does and that we now have a choice, a means, to evolve past it. 

Money now holds us back - scientifically, spiritually, socially. Reasons enough to evolve past it. The dissolution of money in fact is our next great evolutionary leap. In fact, we do so, and soon, or we perish. 

But how? And in the next 30 years?

The answer is surprisingly simply and actually involves something we currently regard as more threat than a species evolving godsend. 

The Means to End Money in Thirty Years? 

Automation. 

Rust belt causing, job costing, greed motivated, automation? 

Yes.