Let’s remove fear
We no longer need to fear for our existential survival; yet we still do. In today’s abundant production, this artificial fear empowers privileged people. Frightened people cannot think objectively. Every fear blocks their ability to make decisions independently, causing those who are afraid to seek shelter from authorities. This is a vicious circle of poverty we live in. In the system I have proposed, everyone will receive a minimum income that ensures an economic existence, whether or not they work. Direct democracy will set the minimum salaries.
So then why would people work if they receive an income without work? The answer is simple: those who work will earn higher salaries than those who do not. Also, the system will let people choose the work they love, and they will do it mainly because they enjoy it. One may say: “Yes, but almost no worker loves his job permanently his whole life.” That is true, but the new system allows people to change their work easily and find new, interesting ones. One may add: “Yes, but the worst problem today lies in the fact that we work all day practically, and even though we have an excellent job, as time passes, it would start becoming more like a difficult burden than a pleasure.”
Well, the new system has a simple answer to this problem. It will demystify today’s value system. That means consumption of goods will decrease, and that will require changes in production. Then, reorganizing work will significantly reduce the hours needed. Once the new system improves society and society improves the system back, probably two to four hours daily will be enough to satisfy everyone’s production needs. Besides that, work will be a pleasure and will produce much better results than fear can. Then people will have much more time to develop their productive orientations and socialize with others.
Another major fear in today’s society is losing privileged status. If you are a president, movie star, or have any other exempt status in society, you have achieved advantages that bring happiness but also a fear of losing that status. Privileged status brings almost no objective benefit and creates entirely unnecessary fear. In the new system, people will have different jobs and statuses in society, but they will not rate their jobs or ranks more or less than others'. Therefore, loss of any job or status in the new society will not be a significant inconvenience to anybody, so neither will fear losing it. In the new system, the people will respect other people for who they are and not for what kind of status they possess. That would enable everyone to have a healthy, good life.
The system of mutual evaluation I have proposed will give everyone the ultimate power that no one can overpass. People will respect each other much. No one will fear any other human being anymore, no matter what weaknesses they have. What about other fears: abstract and concrete, rational and irrational, conscious and unconscious, big and small? Authorities create or maintain most fears to keep people obedient for practically their whole lives. Well, in a new society where people love each other and continuously help one another, such fears would hardly exist.
Can you imagine a life without fear? That would be a beautiful life.