Everyday perceptions of Technology tend to describe it as being an “instrument” or a “human activity.” While those are understandable and acceptable definitions of Technology, neither properly addresses the true “essence” of Technology. As mentioned in Part VII of the… Read More ›
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Ernst Jünger’s Der Arbeiter (Pt. VII of VII)
The technological changes described in Der Arbeiter later became the topic of immense interest for Martin Heidegger. Heidegger ascertained the possibilities of Technology undermining the Dasein of everyday people as Beings-in-the-World. Whereas Spengler was arriving at his conclusions in Man… Read More ›
Ernst Jünger’s Der Arbeiter (Pt. VI of VII)
Just as Technology is an art requiring creativity and ingenuity, so it too does it pave the way for political-economic change. The conditions of Total Mobilization compel the need to alter the conception of the nation-state as a Western polity…. Read More ›
The Deconstruction of American Conservatism
Prior to the presidency of Donald Trump, why is there always something defining American Conservatism instead of nothing? Why believe that American Conservatism is somehow immune to a Heideggerian “Lichtung” (Clearing) that wipes the slate clean of its preconceived perceptions… Read More ›
Compendium: Devaluation and Revaluation (Pt. II of II)
In the first half of this SMP Compendium entry, it was established that the Currencies pegged to the Work-Standard have the Price of Geld affected by the Value of Arbeit. If the Financial Regime of a Socialist nation-state has its… Read More ›
Compendium: Devaluation and Revaluation (Pt. I of II)
There may be moments where the Price of a Currency pegged to the Work-Standard may be underpriced or overpriced. Put another way, their Price may not reflect the true Value of Arbeit. A similar problem may occur where the Quality… Read More ›
Compendium: Why Vocations are the only Acceptable Source of Arbeit
All Arbeit contributed to the Life-Energy Reserve must originate from one of two sources: either Vocations synchronized with the VCS Economy or from Real Trade Agreements. Any Arbeit that does not come either or both will not be registered by… Read More ›
Update (14 July 2021)
Work on the upcoming SMP Compendium entries for this week are coming along as planned. I have decided that at least two Compendium entries related to the VCS Economy model is enough to suffice. The topics in question pertain to… Read More ›
Compendium: How the State implements and enforces the Paygrade Scale
The Paygrade Scale of the Vocational Civil Service Economy is influenced by overall economic conditions. A Paygrade is affected by the Attrition Rate and the Total Economic Potential as the two primary metrics. Both will affect how much Geld each… Read More ›
Update (12 July 2021)
As of late, I am proud to report that work on the draft copies of upcoming posts for this week are proceeding along smoothly. For this week, I will be working on the rest of the SMP Compendium entries pertaining… Read More ›
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