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Building a State From Scratch - The Venus Project, Simon Michaux, DSPod #275


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The Venus Project was started in the 1980s by Jacques Fresco and Roxanne Meadows with the aim of showing that it was possible to lead a more human centered existence… as long as you built outside of the capitalist market system. Over the decades, the fortunes of the project have fluctuated - from an initial burst of enthusiasm and action (Meadows and Fresco built almost all the structures on the property by hand themselves) to the grinding reality of what it means to grow a stable and vibrant community, to the immense surge of popularity just as Fresco’s life came to an end. Project members Roxanne Meadows and Nate Dwindiddie come by the show with previous guest Simon Michaux to talk about the failures and successes of the project, and what it might look like when its reborn as the framework for Michaux’s Prometheus Project.

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(00:01:10) Evolution from Venus Project to Prometheus Project
(00:02:45) Challenges and Iterations in Alternative Social Systems
(00:05:19) Vision for Societal Change
(00:22:59) Fresco's Innovations in Architecture and Design
(00:29:34) Technocracy Inc. and its Influence on Jacques Fresco
(00:31:53) Jacques Fresco's Impact on Science Fiction
(00:39:20) Jacques Fresco's Move to Venus, Florida and Community Building
(00:44:54) Jacque Fresco's Vision and Beginnings
(46:18) Social Engineering and Technological Innovation
(47:41) Shift from Technical Designs to Social Values
(49:13) Impact of Digital Age and Global Outreach
(51:44) Jacque Fresco's Vision for a Resource-Based Economy
(57:14) Simon Michaux and Continuing Fresco's Legacy
(01:09:18) Sustainable City Design
(01:13:36) Challenges and Successes of the Venus Project
(01:19:12) Funding and Economic Models
(01:26:02) Experimentation with Alternative Systems
(01:31:20) Building a City According to Jacque Fresco's Design
(01:32:41) Research Institute and Industrial Clusters in the City
(01:37:02) Shifting Focus: Optimizing for Quality of Life
(01:53:08) Community Structure and Stability
(01:56:19) Societal Experiments and Human Nature
(02:00:11) Advancements in System Science
(02:05:14) Urban Living and Cultural Development
(02:14:33) The Future Vision of The Venus Project
(02:15:01) The Role of Advisory Board in The Venus Project
(02:16:52) Educational Initiatives at The Venus Project
(02:18:27) Prometheus: Testing and Innovating Building Materials
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