"01" - Outlining A Type One Civilization
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it's not Utopia. It's merely practical.
Creating a compassionate, rational, scientific Type One Civilization.
"The long-term survival of the human race is at risk as long as it is confined to a single planet." - Stephen Hawking
"The generation now alive and our grandchildren are the most important generations ever to walk the earth. We are the generations that will determine whether we make the transitions from Type Zero to Type One or we destroy ourselves because of our arrogance and our weapons." - Michio Kaku
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ECOTOPIA
Architect Mitchell Joachim points out, frequently and without prompting, that his futuristic proposals are always based on existing technologies. No wonder he feels the need to say it. Consider some of his ideas: jetpacks tethered together in swarms, houses grown from living trees, low-altitude blimps prowling New York City with chairs hanging below them for pedestrians to hop on and off (24/7 ski lifts on Broadway!), and WALL-E-like machines that erect buildings and bridges from recycled waste…
