The first half of my Blog post about the role of Automation in Economic Planning has been established. I have addressed the Work-Standard’s version, MTEP, and how it differs from STEP. Now, I just need to document the available literature… Read More ›
Cybernetics
Update (15 November 2022)
I know it has been a while since I wrote a major Blog post, but I have been receptive to the fact that fewer people are less interested in my forays into International Relations. I understand that not everyone wants… Read More ›
Update (3 February 2022)
All I have left for this week are all three Parts of “Technology and the War Effort” as well as the revisions for the two Entries from Section Six of The Work-Standard (2nd Ed.). My plans of finishing this Treatise… Read More ›
Are Cryptocurrencies another form of Fiat Currency?
An important question has always been on my mind about the significance of Cryptocurrencies as central banks around the world digitalize the currencies of their nations. It is well-known that Cryptocurrencies were originally conceptualized as a digital currency for sidestepping… Read More ›
Compendium: Why the “Splinternet” is an Alternative to the World Wide Web (WWW)
The rise of the Internet in the 1990s posed serious questions besides the sovereignty of the nation-state in the 21st century. It has introduced the role of Information as a fifth vector in the dynamics of Liberal Capitalist-style Free Trade,… Read More ›
Ernst Jünger’s Der Arbeiter (Pt. II of VII)
Previously, it was established that the Arbeiter cannot be categorized according to Liberal Capitalist conceptions of political-economic thought. A Liberal Capitalist will always think in terms of “abstractions” in the sense that they will arrive at conclusions based on personal… Read More ›
Compendium: How The Economy Creates Arbeit
Economies, given the current state of technology, are capable of having a total of five Economic Sectors. Those are the “Natural,” “Industrial,” “Services,” “Information,” and “Administrative” Sectors. All four are compatible with the Work-Standard and where they differ is their… Read More ›
Compendium: The Internet, the Y2K Bug, and the Work-Standard’s Mechanization Rate
Information technologies grew up alongside nuclear technologies in the wake of the Second World War. The most obvious example of their pervasive importance is of course the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW is the digital medium that everyone uses… Read More ›
An Update and Preview of “What is the ‘Splinternet?'”
To begin, I must state that as of this writing, I will be updating my PC to Windows 10 sometime this week. I don’t expect the changeover to cause any serious delays since I have a backup laptop that I… Read More ›
Compendium: Project Cybersyn and Ernst Jünger’s ‘Phonophores’ and ‘Luminar’
It is generally agreed that the Internet and smartphones are ubiquitous aspects of everyday life in the early 21st century. Everyone uses the Internet to connect with others and everyone else browses on their smartphone when the opportunity arises. It… Read More ›
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