He is wrong. I don’t know if he is just brainwashed by ideology or he is a liar. Sad.

The light is a force of purity the dark is a force of chaos

had an idea to redo the left behind biblical movies except at the end of the movie one of the main characters that is raptured earlier on in the movie comes back but at the end you zoom out and you see few hundred thousand sperm swimming to inseminate an egg bit of a fast foward and the new child is the main character that was raptured none of the other raptured made it unfortunately but the child thinks in the mans voice but in the childs head he says God?

I can't believe Peter is still at it. The perseverance is commendable. Don't give up, Pete.

When can we rent Zeitgeist Requiem?

Above pjs ability to convey his thoughts with words, i love his heart. Its sounds cheezy.. only because love is so fleeting now.. so i say it with the upmost sincerity.. i love you pj❤

Love to see you doing your thing man!

China has already started the revolution and it is going very well, one after the other, it is doing all this... But if the workers do not take power, this will never be possible!

All structures are dictated by the constraints of natural laws. Gravity, for example, mandates that everything must rest on a foundation. While localized deviations in form may appear to defy this principle, a broader view reveals their reliance on a base - a trunk or core that ultimately connects to the ground. This illustrates a broader truth: natural laws act as the foundation upon which entire systems and categories are constructed. Gravity underpins the category of physical structures, just as other fundamental laws anchor various aspects of existence. I contend that evolution by natural selection, driven by competition, functions as a foundational principle for life - parallel to the role of gravity in the material world. Entire ecosystems and behaviors, from survival strategies to social dynamics, rest upon this law. If we accept evolution as the mechanism through which life emerged and adapted on Earth, then we must also accept that all life operates within the context of competition for finite resources. While localized expressions of co-operation may appear to transcend competition, a broader perspective exposes their dependence on it. Remove the competitive foundation, and the co-operative systems it supports will collapse. This raises a critical question about the feasibility of humanity achieving a sustainable, co-operative global system: can a branch of co-operation grow from the inherently competitive trunk of natural selection and endure indefinitely? Or, if such a system could only be achieved temporarily, would it leave humanity vulnerable to exploitation and abuse when competitive forces inevitably reassert themselves? Skeptics may dismiss this concern as overly pessimistic, presuming humanity could transcend its competitive nature. To them, I would urge a closer examination of the depth to which competition is embedded in our behavior, even at the most personal levels. Consider the dynamics of intimate relationships: when an obese couple experiences a shift in fitness, and one partner becomes significantly healthier, it is common for the fitter partner to leave. While the reasons offered for the breakup vary, the underlying driver is clear - an instinctual recalibration aimed at maximizing reproductive advantage by seeking a more “suitable” partner. This biological imperative reflects the enduring influence of competition, even in our most private interactions. This same drive plays out on broader scales, shaping the actions of individuals who rise to positions of power. In political systems devoid of effective regulation, those willing to “cheat” the system often succeed. In business, while competence is a prerequisite for advancement, the competitive drive to dominate markets and accumulate wealth reflects the same foundational impulse. From the perspective of one who values co-operation above all else, these behaviors are inherently destructive and antithetical to true progress. This worldview is not one I arrived at lightly. For much of my life, I resisted it, retreating into escapism to avoid confronting the implications. Acknowledging this reality evokes profound existential dread. I share this not to dramatize my struggle but to underscore that this is not a conclusion I wanted to reach. Yet, it appears unavoidable. Peter, I raise these points not as an exercise in fatalism but as an earnest inquiry: can we hope to reconcile our deeply ingrained competitive nature with the aspiration for a truly co-operative global system in light of the foundation our existence rests upon? And if such reconciliation is temporary or fragile, are we not merely setting the stage for a more catastrophic collapse when competitive forces re-emerge? I hope you can help illuminate a path forward.

Big thanks Peter, over the last 15 years or so your voice has been true guidance and made me understand dynamics at the system level I would have probably not figured out on my own. Nobody I have heard or read so far has gotten to the bottom of it as you did. Groundbreaking.

Your point about loving what you do meaning amateur definitely exemplifies why we love college sports that’s now been ruined by money too even though I’m sure a lot of the best players were enticed to go to certain schools for a while but it had the facade of being about being an amateur

When black rock owns a larger and larger amount of all companies it’s easy to see that they can pump our food with worse junk so they can make more money in the healthcare sector

i'm not sure he's appealing to people who are ready to change their mind and learn to think sanely by constantly pushing the mass media narrative of climate change... people already understand that nature is being abused by the inbuilt and necessarily growing inefficiency in the system... that's a pretty obvious thing... and being aware of the intricacies of the global climate is probably nice... but this incessant doom flogging, particularly by pushing an obvious mass media diversion produced and marketed by the industrial propaganda complex is an immediate turn off for more and more politically aware people... so good luck ...

Seems like every video is just pointing out the issues with the monetary system and providing no hope or solutions. It's easy to say how bad the system is, yet we can't just close our eyes and wish away the current system.

A thought for a better world: A united socioeconomic system/world consisting of a glocalized ‘commons-based economy’ utilizing ‘liquid democracy,’ aka "unitism" or simply "unity"; -people can freely choose to align with a continually updated (voted for by everyone with high frequency-liquid democracy) common vision for their local town, city, district/state/county, nation, and the world-decentralized and glocalized; -integrated with technology such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, a harmonized united society can progress collectively in a truly democratic way on all operations where the necessity of governance at geographical scales emerges based only upon its need in real-time and equilibrium maintained (kept in check) by the population (liquid democracy); -everyone is provided housing, utilities, and basic needs (food, clothing, healthcare, and access to transportation); eliminating homelessness, hunger, poverty, and other insecurities; removing the exploitation, fiction of, and the enforcement of the idea of ownership (land, housing, resource/commons, patents, etc.); -everyone contributes their service, evaluated as to what each excels at; -therefore, glocalized education and open-source technology are continually in alignment and updated in real-time with the popular vision; -people are continually involved in societal matters utilizing liquid democracy; -No need for a 9-5 work week. -No need for slave labor. -No need for tax. -No need for monarchs, oligarchs or elites. -No need for the state. -No need for a monetary ponzi scheme of families, central banks, and banks. -No debt. No interest. No inflation. No dilution of currency. -No monopolies or private acquisition/holding of the commons. -No longer the need of the economic growth fallacy, which is only required because of inflation and debt. -No need for the tendency of corporate interests to turn psychopathic because of the fiduciary responsibility to achieve profits for shareholders. -No rivalist nation states. -No wars. -No longer the fiction of ownership. -technology is advanced enough to do the heavy lifting and monotonous services; -supply-demand of the commons (natural resources) is directly tied to population in real-time achieving sustainability by removing scarcity, obsolescence, waste (through circular initiatives), and the possibility of overconsumption. -allocation of existing housing (because all housing is of different quality and location) can be determined upon the importance of one's contribution (service), decided democratically, providing incentive of service; -additionally, or conversely, to housing as an incentive, a closed credit system akin to a cryptocurrency can be utilized that functions in correlation to population dynamics and linked to available glocalized resources (to maintain value:population:resource) if not causing conflict of interest to unity and if even required. -new houses and cities can be created equally to implement sustainable and health-conscious designs unless variation is determined to be a necessary factor for mental health. -charities become non-existent, for all issues are inherently addressed by the system automatically, as opposed to being reduced to an externality like they are today; -people enjoy far greater leisure time to pursue their personal interests as technology performs most tasks for societal function. -Antisocialness will still exist, albeit more minimized based on the nature of society; therefore, everyone can democratically vote for how such behavior should be treated. docsend.com/view/3uspbt4g9jjg6kkz #unity #unitism #unitedeconomy #unitedsociety #unitedworld #unitedfederation

I'm unfortunately in the classification of 'armchair activist' and have to take a parrot role in all of this by repeating similar talking points whenever and wherever possible, both due to physical and mental limitations. I ain't spry no more and haven't been since I took a factory job in my 20s. Bad idea. I was young and a lot less informed back then, unfortunately. I still had an unhealthy level of optimism. Either way, I try not to do it so frequently that I'm just annoying people and turning them away, but rather intend to subvert the usual narratives and explain to people why they should think more critically about what they see around them, all the while looking about at all the fake crap layered on thick everywhere I look amidst the neon signs advertising whatever the hell from miles away and dreaming of a world where humanity isn't a commodity to be exploited. It sickens me to no end that the ones who get to live and be whatever they want to be are using that opportunity to control literally everyone else. Like really... Don't they have even an iota of love for the natural world and its people? Culture? Unique aspects of Earth itself? Don't they look back on history and get disgusted at the way humans treated each other? Evidently not, because they repeat the process. When I try to explain to people how everything intersects, I see their eyes glaze over. They have no concept that fossil fuel exploitation and global warming is tied in directly to why they earn a shit wage and can't send their kids to college. They don't understand that (especially the men) we've been robbed of our emotional connections to a great degree and that this actively causes mental instability and political radicalization. They really don't seem to care that the entire WALL of cigarettes at the store is a direct symptom of health insurance exploitation, or even know that the manufactories for the cereal two aisles down are owned by the same people as the tobacco in those packs, and all of it was designed to be addictive and unhealthy on purpose. I just want a world that caters to human need, for everyone's sake. So I thank you, and everyone else that is here, for keeping that in your minds and suffering along with me. At least we don't have to suffer silently, and really that's the best gift the internet has given us, I think.

Monopolistic businesses, small or big, turn bad very quickly. Market competition is not prefect; It's just better than Communistic monopoly. Offer a viable solution, before you just try to take something down.

handsome devil you...good to see you

Love all your work, time banks though are difficult. I had a business for a couple years and was also part of a time bank and i was giving more than receiving. it had a small negative effect on my bottom line. it is not that useful of apart of a transition to a NLRBE. it is just another way to trade . joined Patreon. we need your mind. keep on. Missed the opening segment with third party commentary. I myself recently found cause to quote (paraphrase) you from ZMF - health care GDP part. ""no incentive for cures and ultimately just measuring sickness and dying!"'

is there any way i can meet you Peter Joseph? i live in SD.i haven been following your train of thought since 2009. know about a bit of the TVP.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!resource based economy ftw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so glad to see him again

3:08 Lobbying is legal because its protected by the first amendment. You can't ban lobbying without banning people right to petition the government of grievances.

I'm from Kenya, and I've been your great fervent listener including all the works that you have presented, and your culmination, the systems perspective, is such one simple idea to ponder across, yet paradoxically complex to fully grasp for any mind that has been habituated in fligt or fight thinking, and thus as a result I do understand where the greatest task lies in realizing a major shift from thus exploitaitave system: The average mind cannot stand lonliness for an extended period of time to just think and ponder on many issues, that's why unfortunately the vicious cycle of shortsighted will awlays be a constant headache in adressing the reslities we face as humans.

You are LOVED my friend, mister Peter Joseph. By myself anyways. My consciousness is where it is, in part due to your wonderful (sadly truthful) work. I can remember my first contact with your work. And since around 2008..it's been a journey. The trajectory couldn't have taken a sharper turn, towards oligarchy. And here we are...Thanx alot Joe Rogan! (sarcasm...Joe's been bought, and shaped) In closing, i would like to hope that when we all get to the other side...they don't use money. ✌🌏🔥

Good to see this format made this episode in the top 5 most popular videos on this channel. Hopefully we'll reach more people. Good job casting a wider net. I've listened to this one twice so far.

yeah, after Chile Hayek was a four letter word.

It's very needed and valuable to talk about all these topics, but your ideas are not feasible, Peter. You go alongside the assumption that people know what it needs and what it wants, which is not the case for the majority of people. Much less they can know what their community needs or wants. Humans as we are today are to be told what we need and what we want, otherwise self-organization will not be verified, more likely you'll have self-chaos, which is not bad, but it's far from optimum and probably much worse than our current status. We need external guidance, so any new system has to be constrained by that fact. That agreed upon we can focus on the relevant topic: who and why will guide us?

To get a sense of how unhinged our economy is from the real world, consider the fact that pollinators, earthworms, rainforests, clean air, parenting, friendship, sleep and solidarity are considered to be literally valueless according to our dominant metric of economic success. - Jason Hickel

i don´t understand why you don´t have more views on your videos, but it´s telling me one thing, that the mayority of people is so dumbed down that we won´t achieve anything in terms of revolutionizing our capitalistic system..

Equity, equality and fairness(?) are not moral goals for a society. Our economic life outcomes are decisively strong functions of our personal choices. We are diverse in our capabilities and in our preferences. We will experience different circumstances. We will respond differently to those circumstances. A free society, were people are free to choose, our life outcomes will have a large, very large variance. No. Free society of billion people wont produce 'equity' for two individuals and that is the way it should be.

@2:30 Economic competition is the best way to secure liberty, democracy and 'fairness' and all the rest? Are you sure this is not your idea about Hayeks thinking? No. Natural rights ie. universal right to property is the central axiom from where everything good and beautiful follows, including liberty. Economic competition is just one artefact of free society.

What is this 'collaborative economic system'? Never heard about it. Socialism according to Marx, Lenin and others was not cooperative but coersive. Free market economy must be cooperative since everything is built on voluntary contracts. Our modern cleptocracies are only perhaps 30% free market and 70% socialist.

CONT'D BITCOIN may be a temp fix, but what still must we do? GOLD as currency backup runs the same problem is was to fix, hoarding and limiting wealth back up does what? besudes, investing wih what, and thden tyhe petrodollar becomes worthless 401k loweed wirth? wtf? whaddya we do??

So, what up, Peter, I get it, whatta we do? I almost a dead man age wise, so, what now, Peter? A world apparently in extreme denial, what shall we do? I' hold onto stuff to stop landfill addition burning, etc

I had to debate the same topic as named in high school debate. Didn't know it was Hyek

We love you Mr Peabody!

Thanks. Now I see the enemy of humanity.

wow!n thank you for this. i appreciate you thank you for making me stop and think....

I would like to point out here that while Peter is very much correct in terms of advertising and its affects and why it is people mass adopt certain products, asking people what they want unless they are highly educated to know what they want isn't exactly something will bear fruition. Because many people do not know what they want until they're presented with the option in the first place. And sometimes people without proper education into the reality of whats technically and physically possible will ask want for thing's that are highly impractical and makes no sense to make. So without the proper education support structure to teach people what is technically and physically possible, asking people what what they want in a system is disastrous. That said, I know he knows this, as he's talked about this before, but I just thought it was worth mentioning regardless.

Praxis m.kzbin.infoUgkxGLH-izJkZraWUo88xyizdSVTnSVLGPhk

Observe how any system with a monopoly behaves. Been there, done that.

Thanks Peter. Its Christmas and I was enlightening my brother about the pagan references to Christianity using Zeitgeist where you mentioned the similarities between Horus, Mithra, Krishna, etc. I couldn’t find valuable resources to validate your claims. My brother mentioned Krishna was not born to a virgin, neither was Dionysus nor Horus. He is intrigued but is not fully convinced. Please shed light on where to find reliable resources regarding this.

What do you plan to do about it? The countries that adhere to the present capitalistic system would all have to collapse for any such fundamental change to take place. The best we can realistically hope for is to go back to an FDR-like New Deal system which allowed for widespread middle class prosperity combined with liberalized civil rights, high tax rates for the wealthy as well as a heavily regulated industrial economy which enforces antitrust laws and pushes high tech solutions to solve societal or environmental problems. At one time we were well on our way to creating this until the Powell Memo started the course to destroying this model and supplanting it with our present destructive neoliberal course. We must keep to what is realistically doable.

Hey Peter, thanks for continuing your series, and liking the video aspect. Can you (or anyone here in the comments) name other people that are doing the "right" activism or speaking that gives solutions for changing the system as a whole? a few people that informed and influenced me alot are: Bill Mollison David Holmgren Daniel Quinn Robert Pirsig Robin Wall Kimmerer To name a few

If only humans weren't so corruptible.

I actually see more and more light that comes from your energy and your almost infinite enthusiasm of giving us real world ways to cooperate more. Cooperation by the way is the heart ❤️ of today's new-format videotalk 🎉

look at this handsome bastard here, nice shirt too 😎GG, good stuff

Just came to comment. Love this man and admire his conviction. One love, PJ.

The Zeitgeist Movie : The FED, 9/11 and religion; the trilogy of awakening in the early 2000s.