{"id":1633,"date":"2010-11-12T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2010-11-12T04:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.synapse9.com\/signals\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2010-11-12T00:00:12","modified_gmt":"2010-11-12T04:00:12","slug":"the-story-of-the-missing-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synapse9.com\/signals\/the-story-of-the-missing-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"The story of the Missing Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Re: Annie Leonard\u2019s brilliant work in the \u201cThe Story of Stuff<\/a>\u201c, and the hiding places where nature puts some of the missing stuff.
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Annie, Hi, great work, I’ve always admired it. I\u2019m a natural systems scientist, and\u2026 there\u2019s a whole LOT of \u201cmissing stuff\u201d. Closely studying the mystery of how nature organizes things into \u201cwhole systems\u201d has a secret power, that any one part can lead you to\u2026 layer upon layer of the missing stuff. We should have a lot to talk about, but catching your attention is a difficulty these days.<\/p>\n

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Most people assume that once they’ve found one answer to a question, that\u2019s it, and there\u2019s nothing else to look for. But oh no, that\u2019s usually the beginning not the end. Like, people see 1 thing wrong with money and think fixing that fixes every thing that is wrong with money. Nope, you have to look at things from ALL sides to find ALL the gaping holes. Just patching up the first thing that comes into sight isn’t enough. After a stumble you may tie your scarf and in a hurry \u201clook smart\u201d, but not notice you’ve been sitting in mud!<\/p>\n

One thing about money that gets left out by nearly everyone is checking to make sure you won\u2019t still end up with a having ever multiplying ownership in a shrinking planet\u2026 That, of course, seems to be the main idea, and whole central purpose, for inventing money in the first place thousands of years ago, using lucre to multiply lucre. In that time we have invented thousands of different ways to do it.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s needed is a whole systems view to reign in and realign them all\u2026 For my approach might search [site:synapse9.com Keynes<\/a>] since in talking about it I nearly always mention that one of the less known keen observations of Mr. Keynes was the defining trick for getting free markets to work without multiplying money.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, though, the problem with pointing out the mistakes and problematic half steps people are taking, is that they are so used to having \u201cfault finding\u201d be abused, for showing disrespect, discrediting and assuming authority over other people (what else is politics now!!). Everyone tends to just run away from any sign that what they promote is connected to mistakes. Even when finding them is really the most positive discovery you could make on a dangerous mission, people often just back away.<\/p>\n

For real truth seekers, when we\u2019re so lucky, the discovery of error really just exposes new questions. Those eager to explore will find themselves taking the lead in finding the new answers too.<\/p>\n

Jessie<\/p>\n

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