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

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
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(00:00) Go! (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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