Core Principles
The MU’s philosophy begins with the Millennial Social Code, a declaration of rights that we believe should belong equally to every person. We believe that in any sufficiently advanced, high-tech society, it’s not only possible but realistic to guarantee those rights for everyone.
A Millennial Utopia imagines what such a society might look like if it already existed on Earth today. Actually building one—without violence or coercion—will take time. Transitioning From Capitalism outlines a peaceful, long-term path toward that future.
Is it possible?
We think so. But we’re working on gathering solid data before declaring it proven.
Our central claim is this: in a high-tech society, there’s enough industry and automation that not everyone needs to work in order to keep everyone housed, fed, healthy, and—just as importantly—free to live without fear of losing those essentials. You can read more about how we plan to validate this claim in Proving MU Viability.
Outside of those essential services—which any government committed to the Millennial Social Code must guarantee—everything else (science, ice cream parlors, art exhibits, roller coasters…) can still flourish through an open market. But that system doesn’t need to rely on the traditional capitalist system of investment bankers and shareholder dividends—a system that has enabled centuries of exploitation, corruption, and abuse. It continues to do so today. For a deeper look at those harms—and how a Millennial Utopia might avoid them—see [Equitable Management and Distribution of Shared Resources][].
Contents
- The Millennial Social Code
- Rights which should belong to every person in any high-technology society.
- The Millennial Utopian Constitution
- This is the template for our own internal governance, as well as being a model for any modern representative democracy, from PTA meetings to nation-states.
- Proving MU Viability
- Descriptions of important data and parameters that we can use to gauge whether or not the MU would work in a given society, and how to calculate them from existing data
- A Millennial Utopia
- Our vision of a society which guarantees the MSC, if one was to suddenly appear on Earth today.
- Selected Utopian Social Principles
- A smattering of smaller essays and blurbs relevant to our vision of a just society and how such a society is governed.
- Transitioning From Capitalism
- A sketch of the transition process from a contemporary consumer-capitalist society to one closer to the MU ideal.
- Management and Distribution of Shared Resources
- A deeper look at how this problem is solved in a capitalist society, and how we intend to do it better
- Utopian Capital, LLC
- The Corporation to End Capitalism: our first step on the transition process
- Implementation Ideas
- Little widgets and knick knacks that would help make MU transition seamless, but aren't really worth mentioning anywhere else
- Marketing Ideas
- Ideas for branding, infographics, ...