The Metaphors of Bitcoin: The Awakened Currency

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THE METAPHORS OF BITCOIN: THE AWAKENED CURRENCY

In the contemporary era, Bitcoin has emerged not only as a revolutionary phenomenon in the financial context but also, upon closer examination, as a symbol of a new philosophy.

Here, we propose an analogy between the structure of Bitcoin and the experience of the awakened individual, who transcends the EGO to live a life of total awareness and universal connection. By delving deeper, we can see how these two seemingly distant realities share essential principles.

Below are some points we would like to discuss in more detail during future meetings:

  • Decentralization and Transcendence of the Ego

Bitcoin operates on a decentralized network, devoid of a central authority governing it. Here we can find the first similarity with the condition of the awakened individual, who has transcended the EGO, that illusory center attempting to dominate our inner life. In Bitcoin’s decentralization, we see a network of nodes that cooperate without a single control point, much like the awakened individual perceives themselves as an integral part of the whole, without a dominant ego.

The absence of a center allows for an equitable distribution of power and trust, reflecting the vision of the awakened individual, who lives in harmony with the universe, recognizing the interconnectedness of all things. This decentralization is not only technical but also philosophical, suggesting a model of existence devoid of hierarchies and based on cooperation and unity.

  • Transparency and Authenticity

One of the most distinctive aspects of Bitcoin is its transparency. Every transaction is recorded on the blockchain, visible and verifiable by anyone. This radical transparency finds a parallel in the awakened individual, who lives an authentic life, free of masks and deceptions. They do not fear the truth, having transcended judgment and living in a state of total openness.

The blockchain provides an immutable record of actions, akin to the conscious memory of the awakened individual who hides nothing. In both cases, transparency creates an environment of trust and integrity, where truth is the foundation on which the entire system is based.

  • Security and Trust

The security of the Bitcoin network is guaranteed by advanced cryptographic mechanisms and distributed consensus. This reflects the security of the awakened individual, who has unwavering trust in their understanding of the world. The awakened individual is not disturbed by uncertainties, as their awareness provides them with deep centering.

Security in Bitcoin does not rely on a single entity but on the cooperation of multiple participants, creating a resilience similar to that of the awakened individual, who finds strength and stability in their connection with the universe.

  • Inclusivity and Interconnectedness

Bitcoin is accessible to anyone with an internet connection, breaking down traditional barriers to financial system access. This inclusivity mirrors the vision of the awakened individual, who sees every human being as part of one global family. They recognize the unity and interconnectedness of all forms of life, rejecting any form of exclusion based on ego.

The democratization of access to Bitcoin allows for global and equitable participation, similar to the compassionate and inclusive approach of the awakened individual who embraces all with love and without prejudice.

  • Immutability and Inner Stability

The Bitcoin blockchain is characterized by its immutability: once recorded, a transaction cannot be altered or deleted. This concept reflects the inner stability of the awakened individual, whose state of awareness, once achieved, remains firm and unchangeable. The permanence of the blockchain echoes the unwavering awareness of the one who lives in harmony with eternal truth.

  • Innovation and Spiritual Growth

Bitcoin represents a radical innovation in the world of finance, challenging traditional institutions and proposing a new economic paradigm. Similarly, the awakened individual represents an evolution of human consciousness, challenging the limited beliefs of the ego and proposing an enlightened vision of life. Both require an open mind and the willingness to embrace change and growth.

The metaphor of the Awakened Currency is not, in the author’s opinion, merely a curious coincidence but an indication of how emerging technologies can reflect our deepest spiritual ideals. Bitcoin, with its characteristics, offers a model that resonates with the experience of the awakened individual. This parallel invites us to reflect on how we can integrate these qualities into our lives, promoting a more just, transparent, and aware society even through means seemingly unrelated to the realm of inner research. Certainly a topic to delve into further!

“Gianpaolo Marcucci”

Beyond Political Polarization: A New Global Renaissance

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In an era defined by unprecedented global crises, political and ideological polarization threatens to further fragment our society, hindering our collective ability to respond effectively. Humanity recognizes that overcoming this challenge requires a radical rethinking of our approach to politics and social dialogue.

Recognizing the Bubble Reality: We live in a time where every opinion can find support and contradiction, creating isolated reality bubbles that prevent true dialogue. Acknowledging this dynamic is the first step to overcoming it.

Towards an Integrated Vision: Our movement aspires to a non-dual view of the world, recognizing and celebrating the intrinsic unity in the diversity of human experiences. We abandon the reductive dichotomy of ‘us against them’ in favor of a more mature and collective approach, where dialogue is not reduced to the confrontation of opposites, but becomes an opportunity to unite and synthesize different perspectives. This new paradigm evaluates each point of view not as an isolated truth but as an essential element of a larger framework, where collective truth emerges from the interweaving of multiple perceptions and knowledge. By recognizing the interdependence of all forms of knowledge, our dialogue shifts from opposition to integration, promoting holistic understanding and joint action. In this way, we move away from a fragmented reality and approach a more complete understanding that facilitates harmony through acceptance and mutual respect.

Mechanisms of Dialogue and Education: We promote the establishment of dialogue platforms that facilitate the meeting of different perspectives, encouraging critical education and listening as the foundations of a new global citizenship.

Collaborative Governance: Our vision includes the development of governance structures that reflect this philosophy, supporting a participatory and inclusive approach to solving global problems.

Technology at the Service of Humanity: Artificial intelligence and new technologies, if guided by ethical principles, can offer valuable tools to overcome the barriers of polarization, facilitating understanding and collaboration.

Active Community Involvement: Every citizen is invited to actively participate in this process, recognizing the value of others and contributing with their uniqueness to the construction of a shared future.

The current polarization and global crisis reflect a deep internal crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Quarantine and the forced absence of distractions have laid bare our collective difficulty in facing loneliness, anxiety, and uncertainty, revealing shortcomings in our psychological and social resilience. This scenario has highlighted the need for a more scientific and introspective approach to understand the roots of polarization. Recognizing that external problems often originate from unresolved internal conflicts, it becomes clear that overcoming these divisions requires an individual commitment to self-understanding and the development of greater inner awareness. By addressing these aspects, we can begin to heal the fractures in society, promoting constructive dialogue and genuine collaboration.

For more information: https://humanadvisorproject.org/humanity/



HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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The Second Point of the Humanity program concerns the use of Artificial Intelligence for the management of every aspect of the planet and the dedication of humanity to the study of consciousness, an element that characterizes it in the known universe.

As we saw in point 1 of the program (https://humanadvisorproject.org/2024/01/25/1-universal-income/), artificial intelligence will soon replace humans in all existing jobs including the ability to manage complex problems, and this will allow the establishment of a universal income and dignified welfare services for the entire world population.

Man will thus lose his identity as a “worker” and “manager” and will enter the era of the identity of “conscious being” different from the machines that work and govern for him.

For this reason, the study and dissemination of the topic of human consciousness, which also includes answering the question: “who am I?”, must be immediately increased.

In the very near future, the only identity of man will be that of explorer and expander of consciousness to the edges of the universe.

While machines solve problems for him, man will have to question his nature and carry his consciousness and ability to have subjective experiences, beyond Earth, following the first impulses of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries that have seen and will see man settling in colonies on the moon (See Blue Origin by Jeff Bezos) and on Mars (See SpaceX by Elon Musk).

To do this, man must first prepare to lose his current social, political, and religious identity, and embrace another, much broader and infinitely less divisive.

In this direction, free from work and the need to take care of what today engages him physically and mentally, man will be able to dedicate himself to the study of consciousness and to the project of its extension to machines.

If the liberation of man from power dynamics, from work, and from economic slavery is the short-term goal of Humanity, the creation of a conscious machine and the expansion of consciousness in the universe are its long-term goal.

In the next points, we will outline how to reach these goals.

For info: https://humanadvisorproject.org/humanity/

UNIVERSAL INCOME

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The first point of the Humanity movement’s program is the establishment of a universal income of at least €1,200 per month (figure for Italy to be adjusted according to the cost of living and inflation for each country) through:

  • Taxation of large international assets and billionaire companies (see Credit Suisse 2022 report at the bottom)
  • Complete automation of jobs currently performed by humans (See Berkeley University article 2023 at the bottom)
  • Election of central bank leaders for the coordination of the taxation operation and support of part of the public expenditure and the universal income.

In addition to the establishment of universal income, our program provides for the re-education of the population to an identity that is no longer based on the work they perform but on the deeper meaning of “being human” through:

  • Creation of a free portal on the Metaverse for “working on oneself”.
  • Provision of visor or smartphone for content access
  • Assignment of a personalized and dedicated non-human AI tutor to each individual acting as a life and spiritual coach

Universal Income: Data and Sources Supporting the Program

According to a report mentioned in Nexus Editions, the richest 0.5% of people control more than 35% of global wealth. The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report 2022 provides a more detailed overview of the distribution of global wealth: According to the report, aggregated global wealth was forecast at $463.6 trillion at the end of 2021. Growth was 9.8% compared to 2020. About 53% of adults worldwide, or 2.8 billion people, had wealth less than $10,000 in 2021. The global middle class, with wealth between $10,000 and $100,000, saw the most significant growth, tripling in size since 2000. The upper-middle class, with wealth between $100,000 and $1 million, also tripled in size. Finally, the high net worth group, i.e., millionaires, represents only 1.2% of adults but is rapidly growing.

List of assets of the richest in America and Europe according to Forbes:

AMERICA 2022

*Elon Musk: Net worth of $180 billion, derived from Tesla, SpaceX, and other ventures.

  • Jeff Bezos: Net worth of $114 billion, founder of Amazon.
  • Larry Ellison: Net worth of $107 billion, co-founder of Oracle.
  • Warren Buffett: Net worth of $106 billion, linked to his company Berkshire Hathaway.
  • Bill Gates: Net worth of $104 billion, co-founder of Microsoft.
  • Michael Bloomberg: Net worth of $94.5 billion, founder of Bloomberg L.P.
  • Carlos Slim Helu and family: Net worth of $93 billion, entrepreneur in the telecommunications sector.
  • Mukesh Ambani: Net worth of $83.4 billion, active in various sectors.
  • Steve Ballmer: Net worth of $80.7 billion, former CEO of Microsoft.

EUROPE 2022

  • Bernard Arnault (France): $158 billion.
  • Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (France): $74 billion.
  • Amancio Ortega (Spain): $59 billion.
  • Dieter Schwarz (Germany): $47 billion.
  • Rodolphe Saade (France): $41 billion.
  • Francois Pinault (France): $40 billion.
  • Klaus Michael Kuehne (Germany): $37 billion.
  • Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr (Germany): $36 billion.
  • Giovanni Ferrero (Italy): $36 billion.
  • Alain and Gerard Wertheimer (France): $31 billion each.

Useful links: https://www.credit-suisse.com/media/assets/corporate/docs/about-us/research/publications/global-wealth-report-2022-en.pdf

https://nexusedizioni.it/en/CT/statistical-data-on-wealth-distribution-533b2c31250c8/

Total Automation: Data and Sources Supporting the Program (abstract from the scientific article):

“In the largest survey of its kind, we interviewed 2,778 researchers who have published in major areas of artificial intelligence (AI), asking them for predictions on the pace of AI progress and the nature and impacts of advanced AI systems. The aggregate forecasts give at least a 50% chance that AI systems will reach various milestones by 2028, including the autonomous construction of a payment processing site, the creation of a song indistinguishable from a new song by a popular musician, and autonomy in downloading and refining a large language model. If science continues uninterrupted, the likelihood that machines unaided will surpass humans in every possible task has been estimated at 10% by 2027 and 50% by 2047. The latter estimate is 13 years earlier than that reached in a similar survey conducted just one year earlier [Grace et al., 2022]. However, the possibility that all human occupations become fully automatable is predicted at 10% by 2037 and 50% no sooner than 2116 (compared to 2164 in the 2022 survey). Most respondents expressed considerable uncertainty about the long-term value of AI progress: while 68.3% believe that positive outcomes from superhuman AI are more likely than negative ones, among these net optimists, 48% gave at least a 5% chance to extremely negative outcomes such as human extinction, and 59% of net pessimists gave 5% or more to extremely positive outcomes. Between 37.8% and 51.4% of respondents gave at least a 10% chance that advanced AI will lead to negative outcomes such as human extinction. More than half suggested that “substantial” or “extreme” attention is justified for six different AI-related scenarios, including the spread of false information, authoritarian control of the population, and worsening inequalities. There was disagreement on whether faster or slower AI progress would be better for the future of humanity. However, there was broad consensus that research aimed at minimizing the potential risks of AI systems should be more highly prioritized.”

Research link with graphs and details: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.02843.pdf