Category Archives: Utopia

We Are Marching to Utopia . . . We Will Soon Be There! 2020 Edition

Posted on 5 February, 2020 by alfin2101

First published on the original Al Fin blog …optimists and idealists — with their ignorance about the truths of human nature and human society, and their naive hopes about what can be changed — have wrought havoc for centuries….instead of … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan Utopia: Is It the Future?

Posted on 22 May, 2016 by alfin2101

For years, the top radical tourist destination, the political equivalent of the Pattaya Beach brothel, has been Chavista Venezuela. Hollywood stars, the leaders of the British Labour party and Spanish “popular resistance”, and every half-baked pseudo-left intellectual from Noam Chomsky … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, geopolitics, Utopia, Venezuela | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Urban World Utopia or Global Dysgenic Idiocracy?

Posted on 23 October, 2015 by alfin2101

By 2050, the World’s urban population will have increased from 3.9 billion to 6.4 billion, resulting in 67% of the world’s population inhabiting urban areas, up from the current level of 54%. Clearly, urbanization is already occurring, and it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming Anarchy, Demographics, Dysgenics, Idiocracy, Megacities, Slums, Utopia | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Abundance: Guaranteed Basic Income vs. Guaranteed Basic Competence

Posted on 16 September, 2015 by alfin2101

It is becoming stylish to talk about “living wages” or “guaranteed basic incomes.” It is thought by some that giving every living person a guaranteed income might free them from worrying about money, and allow them to pursue a rich … Continue reading →

Posted in Competence, Economics, Future, Survival Prepping, Technology, Utopia | Tagged | 2 Comments

Is the Dark Enlightenment in Danger of Becoming Another Ideology?

Posted on 14 September, 2015 by alfin2101

In a very real sense, a philosophy is a way of life which may incorporate but does not embody a political agenda. On the other hand, ideology is usually based in theory, the precepts of which often have little or … Continue reading →

Posted in Dark Enlightenment, Dysgenics, Ideology, Idiocracy, Philosophy, Propaganda, Utopia | Tagged | 7 Comments

Looking for Drug Utopia and Genius

Posted on 11 September, 2015 by alfin2101

Mind-altering drugs are both promise and curse. Make the right choices, and a better life can open up before you. Make the wrong choices and you may lose the ability to make any more choices at all. “OxyContin, Xanax bars, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cognition, Creativity, Human Brain, Medicine, Utopia | Tagged | 1 Comment

Cyborgs, Slaves, and Superfluous Humans

Posted on 1 June, 2015 by alfin2101

Within the next 200 years, humans will have become so merged with technology that [some of us will] have evolved into “God-like cyborgs”, according to Yuval Noah Harari . . . . . . Many researchers believe that we’ve already … Continue reading →

Posted in Dysgenics, Future, Government, Human Slavery, Superfluous Humans, Utopia | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Growing the Master Race

Posted on 15 March, 2015 by alfin2101

The fear is that germ-line engineering is a path toward a dystopia of superpeople and designer babies for those who can afford it… _MIT Technology Review If germ-line engineering becomes part of medical practice, it could lead to transformative changes … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Development, Dangerous Child, Future, Genetics and Gene Expression, Next Level, Superbabies, Utopia | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Governments: Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Kill Them

Posted on 5 January, 2015 by alfin2101

Some countries allow more freedom and opportunity for their citizens and residents than others. Some nations are more prosperous and welcoming than others. By observing the flow of talented and ambitious emigrants and immigrants, one can get a general measurement … Continue reading →

Posted in Dangerous Child, Dysgenics, Future, Government, Technology, Utopia | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

We Are Marching to Utopia . . . We Will Soon Be There! 2015 Reprise

Posted on 3 January, 2015 by alfin2101

First published on the original Al Fin blog …optimists and idealists — with their ignorance about the truths of human nature and human society, and their naive hopes about what can be changed — have wrought havoc for centuries….instead of … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Utopia | Tagged | 9 Comments

Africa: Marching to Utopia, They are Almost There

Posted on 18 November, 2013 by alfin2101

Beginning around 2010, the world’s mainstream pundits began to sing a triumphant refrain. They called it “The African Miracle,” and declared a new and booming Africa, a world investment magnet for the smart global investor. The song is still being … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Energy, Maintenance, Utopia | Tagged | 4 Comments