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Title: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Eighthman on December 05, 2017, 05:45:48 pm
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-05/cost-basis-our-economy-spiraling-out-control

Our society is living on debt to prevent collapse. In an era of globalization, I don't see cartels and monopolies as the problem of why costs are draining us.  Free energy coupled with things such as 3-D printing could save us. And it would bring down many of the oligarchs obstructing our democracies.

Hey, a man's gotta hope.
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Sgt.Rocknroll on December 05, 2017, 07:15:04 pm
With free energy, who’s going to pay the millions of people put out of work by such a thing as ‘free’. Of course nothing is free, someone’s gotta pay for it. Oh I know, all those robots I keep hearing about. Let’s make them pay for it. Then we can all live off of gobment welfare. Yes let’s all live like dogs. No thank you.
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: The Seeker on December 06, 2017, 03:07:00 am
With free energy, who’s going to pay the millions of people put out of work by such a thing as ‘free’. Of course nothing is free, someone’s gotta pay for it. Oh I know, all those robots I keep hearing about. Let’s make them pay for it. Then we can all live off of gobment welfare. Yes let’s all live like dogs. No thank you.
GOLD  8)
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Eighthman on December 06, 2017, 06:13:07 am
Did you bother to read the link?

If costs go up endlessly, our nation ends up living like dogs, de facto.   Free energy would break the chain of abject dependency on centralized government - that foments perpetual war in resource laden nations.

Imagine a nation in which nobody had to work full time to own a house or car.  A nation in which millennials made their own stuff, mostly - instead of playing video games in their parent's basement. 
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Sgt.Rocknroll on December 06, 2017, 07:32:15 am
Yes I did, but I wasn't commenting on the link. I was commenting on what YOU posted.


"Free energy coupled with things such as 3-D printing could save us."
"Hey, a man's gotta hope"

Rock  8)
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Shasta56 on December 06, 2017, 11:42:36 am
I'm unclear about the  benefits of 3D printing.  As far as I know, that technology has limits.  I read the link.  I agree that healthcare costs are out of control.  A large part of that is due to the  refusal of doctors to prescribe older, less expensive, but still effective  medications.  But tell me, how is a 3D printed nurse going to replace me?  Will it have my skills and experience?  And since I don't  play video games, what will I do with  my time?  Just wondering.

Shasta
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Sgt.Rocknroll on December 06, 2017, 04:52:54 pm
Healthcare costs are out of control, because government is involved. Government and socialist. There's the problem.
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Eighthman on December 06, 2017, 06:31:24 pm
Oh, please....  healthcare costs and outcomes are better in a variety of social democratic nations - and even capitalist Singapore. All with heavy government intervention.

Free energy would give us nearly free transportation and heat.  AI might give us much easier and more accurate diagnosis (note: "Watson" has already beaten some human doctors in this ).  3-D parts make repair cheaper and easier.  Stem cell technology might give us a nurse with a syringe instead of a 100K per operation surgeon.

And forms of 3-D printing might give us fully compatible organs.  My God, guys, use a little imagination or just keep up with current trends of what's being worked on.
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Sgt.Rocknroll on December 07, 2017, 05:27:44 am
My God please don’t pretend to lecture anyone about imagination. Sure there are better ways to do things, somethings work better than other things and some don’t.  But anytime you get the government with its massive bureaucratic machine involved, only bad things happen. I’m not talking about other 3rd world countries or socialist regimes. I’m talking about the US Government. As a retiree on SSI, I can tell you first hand that it doesn’t work.

Rock  8)
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Eighthman on December 07, 2017, 06:05:06 am
It works in other nations because they are not trying to fund an overextended empire - that cares more about starting wars than taking care of veterans.  Yesterday, I read about a VA scandal in which they are used as a dumping ground for MD's in trouble or in danger of losing their license.

The people of Europe are far better off today than they ever were as subjects of colonial empires.  Germany and Japan, in particular, are vastly better off having left aggressive militarism behind.  This is part of my fascination with the rise of a China/Russia alliance that could soon tell the US "no" - as in 'you're not starting yet another pointless war".
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: The Seeker on December 07, 2017, 07:57:58 am
We spent years going over free energy and the ramifications of it with Amaterasu, and evidently you either didn't pay attention or completely missed it   ::) ::)

Release of wide scale free energy would cause the collapse of society in general, since it would remove the need for anything petroleum related, or electrical in nature; as Sarge pointed out, that would put millions of people out of work, and the last time I looked, even if you didn't have to buy gasoline or pay an electric bill, you still have to buy food, and that takes money

no job, no money, bad juju. Care to explain how those people are going to survive? Think those basement dwelling millenials are going to actually get off their butts and attempt to learn how to do more than play video games, protest, and consume?

Do you also realize that the majority of your fellow citizens are strictly consumers and do not have the knowledge or skills to survive if they have to fend for themselves?
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Sgt.Rocknroll on December 07, 2017, 08:58:11 am
There is a quite a large list of products made from petroleum. This list is constantly growing as new inventions are created. Here are some of the items which are made from petroleum.

Solvents   Diesel fuel   Motor Oil   Bearing Grease
Ink   Floor Wax   Ballpoint Pens   Football Cleats
Upholstery   Sweaters   (that explains the itchy sweater I have at home)   Boats   Insecticides
Bicycle Tires   Sports Car Bodies   Nail Polish   Fishing lures
Dresses   Tires   Golf Bags   Perfumes
Cassettes   Dishwasher parts   Tool Boxes   Shoe Polish
Motorcycle Helmet   Caulking   Petroleum Jelly   Transparent Tape
CD Player (do people still have these?)   Faucet Washers   Antiseptics   Clothesline
Curtains   Food Preservatives   Basketballs   Soap  (that explains why soap doesn’t clean oil off your hands)
Vitamin Capsules   Antihistamines   Purses   Shoes
Dashboards   Cortisone   Deodorant   Footballs
Putty   Dyes   Panty Hose   Refrigerant
Percolators   Life Jackets   Rubbing Alcohol   Linings
Skis   TV Cabinets   Shag Rugs   Electrician’s Tape
Tool Racks   Car Battery Cases   Epoxy   Paint
Mops   Slacks   Insect Repellent   Oil Filters
Umbrellas   Yarn   Fertilizers   Hair Coloring
Roofing   Toilet Seats   Fishing Rods   Lipstick
Denture Adhesive   Linoleum   Ice Cube Trays   Synthetic Rubber
Speakers   Plastic Wood   Electric Blankets   Glycerin
Tennis Rackets   Rubber Cement   Fishing Boots   Dice
Nylon Rope   Candles   Trash Bags   House Paint
Water Pipes   Hand Lotion   Roller Skates   Surf Boards
Shampoo   Wheels   Paint Rollers   Shower Curtains
Guitar Strings   Luggage   Aspirin   Safety Glasses
Antifreeze   Football Helmets   Awnings   Eyeglasses (I thought they were made from glass)
Clothes   Toothbrushes   Ice Chests   Footballs
Combs   CD’s & DVD’s   Paint Brushes   Detergents
Vaporizers   Balloons   Sun Glasses   Tents
Heart Valves   Crayons   Parachutes   Telephones
Enamel   Pillows   Dishes   Cameras
Anesthetics   Artificial Turf   Artificial limbs   Bandages
Dentures   Model Cars   Folding Doors   Hair Curlers
Cold cream   Movie film   Soft Contact lenses   Drinking Cups
Fan Belts   Car Enamel   Shaving Cream   Ammonia
Refrigerators   Golf Balls   Toothpaste (Yuck)   Gasoline

Just thought this is interesting list...
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: zorgon on December 07, 2017, 02:38:40 pm
With free energy, who’s going to pay the millions of people put out of work by such a thing as ‘free’. Of course nothing is free, someone’s gotta pay for it. Oh I know, all those robots I keep hearing about. Let’s make them pay for it. Then we can all live off of gobment welfare. Yes let’s all live like dogs. No thank you.

Actually the only way it could work with free energy and bots doing all the work is that you get a minimum basic income for everyone

Sweden is working on it  so is Hawaii  I think they are saying a minimum of $2,500 a month.  I could live quite well on that with the other things I do

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On June 15, Hawaii state representative Chris Lee wrote a Reddit post about House Concurrent Resolution 89, a bill he says he introduced in order to "start a conversation about our future." According to Lee, "After much work and with the help of a few key colleagues, it passed both houses of the State Legislature unanimously."

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The bill has two major provisions. First, it declares that all families in Hawaii are entitled to basic financial security. "As far as I'm told, it's the first time any state has made such a pronouncement," wrote Lee. The second provision establishes a number of government offices "to analyze our state's economy and find ways to ensure all families have basic financial security, including an evaluation of different forms of a full or partial universal basic income."

The congressman thanked "redditors" in his post, as he said the site became his first resource in considering UBI, and added a Reddit-standard TL;DR at the end: "The State of Hawaii is going to begin evaluating universal basic income."


http://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-basic-income-bill-2017-6
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: zorgon on December 07, 2017, 02:45:51 pm
I'm unclear about the  benefits of 3D printing.  As far as I know, that technology has limits. 
Shasta

Well on Eureka they showed a 3 day printer that can make fully functional human bodies :P

But if no one had work, all those idle hands are surely the tools for many devils :P
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Sgt.Rocknroll on December 07, 2017, 02:52:08 pm
Actually the only way it could work with free energy and bots doing all the work is that you get a minimum basic income for everyone

Sweden is working on it  so is Hawaii  I think they are saying a minimum of $2,500 a month.  I could live quite well on that with the other things I do


http://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-basic-income-bill-2017-6

Dreams,,,,dreams...
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Sgt.Rocknroll on December 07, 2017, 02:53:05 pm
Well on Eureka they showed a 3 day printer that can make fully functional human bodies :P

But if no one had work, all those idle hands are surely the tools for many devils :P

Have you watched the new Westworld on HBO?...too many devils out there...
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Eighthman on December 07, 2017, 04:42:41 pm
I am well aware of Amaterasu's comments on free energy.  The subject needs renewed attention from time to time because the future otherwise might be quite bleak - as the cost increase link I provided shows.

Again, our society wouldn't need as many jobs or as many full time jobs, at least, with free energy.  Petroleum doesn't fall to zero, it's still needed for chemical feedstock.  Terrorist producing nations lose income - and get forced towards a better interface with the world thru trade (Saudi Arabia).

I don't comprehend a LOT of comments made on this site.  If you believe that advanced beings exist elsewhere, then they evolved to figure it all out - and we likely can also.
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: ArMaP on December 07, 2017, 04:54:04 pm
If you believe that advanced beings exist elsewhere, then they evolved to figure it all out - and we likely can also.
Not necessarily, as we don't have any idea of how their biology and society evolved.

One thing I find funny is people using their imagination but only partially. Yes, it's possible that there are advanced civilisations in other planets, but why do they have to had the same problems we had/have? Our problems are a result of our biology, our environment and how our societies evolved, and thinking that all those things happened in a similar way in other planets is, to me, limiting the possibilities.

Why can't there be advanced societies of creatures that do not need food as we do, and, for example, live only of the light from their planetary system's star? You just have to use your imagination. :)
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Eighthman on December 07, 2017, 06:04:34 pm
All that's fair.  I also wonder if only somewhat 'beehive' intelligent creatures survive.  Collective and all that.

OTOH, a more pacific collective might be watching over us and setting limits on how much damage we can do.
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: ArMaP on December 08, 2017, 05:42:21 am
OTOH, a more pacific collective might be watching over us and setting limits on how much damage we can do.
Or a less pacific collective might be watching for the right moment to attack us.

The possibilities are endless, and, to quote an episode of "The Amazing World of Gumball", the problem with endless possibilities is that one of them is infinite boredom, so there's also the possibility that there isn't anyone else. :)
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: Eighthman on December 08, 2017, 06:07:00 am
If they were hostile, we wouldn't be here. We'd be long gone......from an easy bio-weapon. No muss, no fuss.
Title: Re: This Is Why We Need Free Energy
Post by: ArMaP on December 08, 2017, 06:31:29 am
They may be hostile and patient. :)