The Socialist Nation of the SMP Compendium, it should be mentioned, will never resemble anything like the Soviet Union, the CMEA/Warsaw Pact nations, or even the People’s Republic of China. Rather, it will be going above and beyond all of those countries,… Read More ›
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SMP Compendium: Expressing Identities through Technology
Technology should be built to truly last and not be quickly rendered obsolete due to faulty design flaws. Technology is not a politically neutral entity, nor should anyone be unaware of the fact that philosophers can project their own ideas… Read More ›
SMP 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 is… Read More ›
SMP Compendium: Why the “Splinternet” is an Alternative to the World Wide Web (WWW)
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 ›
SMP 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 ›
SMP Compendium: Technology and the War Effort (Pt. I of III)
War is politics. The Military-Industrial Complex is one of the products from the State of Total Mobilization. When it became apparent that industrialization had military implications, nations began to field massive armies and navies from the 19th century onward. The early… Read More ›
Update (30 July 2023)
This is it. The final Section of the Third Edition of The Work-Standard is the last one to be posted. I am going to post them six hours after the Update post goes live. If I am satisfied with the… Read More ›
SMP Compendium: Applications of Autarkic and Protectionist Trade Policies
Alexander Hamilton has given Socialism its political philosophy on the conduct of international trade. “Protectionism” and “Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI)” are the means of achieving Autarky. Autarky, it should be prefaced, is not an ideal but a strategic goal for… Read More ›
SMP Compendium: On Movements of Arbeit, Geld, and Information
In the Socialist Nation, everyone is expected to live within their own means of production, regardless of whether there is any international trade or not. Even so, there will always be moments where the State will be conducting trade with… Read More ›
SMP Compendium: On Formation of Customs Unions and Monetary Unions
If there are already five different Currencies pegged to the Work-Standard, certain accommodations may have to be made for Customs Unions, Political Unions, Economic and Monetary Unions. Anything short of literal annexation through economic means is acceptable and shall be… Read More ›
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