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      "body": "<html>\n<p><img src=\"http://www.cooperationparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/money-master-the-game-II.jpeg\"/><br>\n&nbsp;<br>\nYes, I have borrowed the title of this chapter from Tony Robbins’ last book. Mr. Robbins is right because the way money is created, handled, distributed, saved, and invested in this world is, to a great extent, no more than a game. A big game that is not particularly entertaining or easy to play for most people on the globe. &nbsp;</p>\n<p>We know the financial game and its rules can be improved, but before we are able to accomplish that with any degree of success, we do need to upgrade our internal game in relation to money, our relationship with it. Otherwise, our economic laws and financial regulations will continue to reflect a fear-based paradigm that promotes scarcity and inequality.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>&nbsp;“Almost nobody is indifferent to the word ´money´.” Robert Kiyosaki, author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad.<strong><br>\n</strong></p>\n<p><strong>MY MONEY STORY – FROM RAGS TO MORE RAGS<br>\n</strong>My parents never argued about money in front of us (even though things were tight at times) and we knew that, for the most part, we could get the toys and games we really wanted at our birthday or Christmas, which made it very special getting them. If I have one complaint though, is that being my sister a year older than me I had to “inherit” a lot of her staff. I remember one time when my mother was trying to convince me to wear a pink pajamas. - Enough is enough – I said, demanding an upgrade to the fireman or policeman model (which thankfully I got soon after that).<br>\n<br>\nI grew up clueless about the intricacies and the struggles that most adults have to face in regards to money. Teenagers in Europe do not need to buy a car at 16 or work part-time flipping burgers during high school to pay for gas. Thus, our money-managing skills start to develop a bit later when we decide to do the “Interrail” or travel to other countries in search of fun at youth hostels. That, coupled with my own personality, made me totally uninterested in the topic of money for a long time.<br>\n<br>\nThen, without warning, I had a rude awakening. After a lengthy and arduous educational experience that was supposed to prepare me to enter the “real world” successfully, I quickly realized that I was at the mercy of “market conditions” regardless of all the A´s on my report card. The things that I had taken for granted were not there for me anymore, and getting a j.o.b. (just over broke) felt more like a lucky strike than a logical consequence of excellent academic achievement and readiness. I <em>depended</em> on those darn euros for everything, and I was not even in control of the ultimate asset: time. For someone with a deep desire for independence and freedom that was a big problem…Finally I was starting to understand those adults that always told me that being a professional student is the best job.<br>\n<br>\nAlright, “I just need to find an occupation that will allow me to pursue my true passion like Steve Jobs and all those guys out there recommend” - I thought -. But, what in the world was my passion? Although I loved my college education in the environmental field, I did not have a clear idea of the kind of work I would like to do day in and day out.<br>\n<br>\nAfter a few odd jobs in education, I decided to spend the summer with Jessica, my American girlfriend. I was twenty-six and my English was decent, but not that great (I often laughed at jokes I did not quite understand, so you get an idea). My brain seemed exhausted at the end of each day from learning new words and getting acquainted with my new world. Few months later we got married and I started to understand one of the main pillars of the American culture: money, money, money.<br>\n</p>\n<p><strong>WEALTH AND SUCCESS</strong><br>\nIt was just another day in your typical suburban neighborhood when I decided to pick up the mail. There I found something that really peeked my interest. It was a card with a guy that sported a very serious face and an intimidating hairdo. The card said something like: <em>Learn Real Estate the Trump Way</em>. Who is this Donald Trump? And what is real estate? A quick search on the internet taught me about liens, foreclosures, and Trump´s golden apartment in New York. &nbsp;<br>\n<br>\nThere was going to be a free seminar where I could learn to be “Financially Independent”, my “own boss”, and finally have “freedom”…I remember that very moment quite well. I decided right then and there that it was time for me to start learning about money . Pursuing my passion the Steve Job´s way sounded good but I needed to be more practical and earn my freedom (something that this society was not willing to give me without a price).<br>\n<br>\nI went from disliking most rich people to be aware for the first time that many of them had worked really hard, taken risks, and got up over and over to create something (whether good or bad) to sell and thus make money. I started to admire their skills and wanted to learn “the game”, not to rake in a huge fortune, as I already knew that money by itself does not make you happy, but simply to become a human being in full control of his own life. I wanted to become financially independent because, let´s be honest, you can have a fulfilling life, a rewarding job, and a free mind, but until you need to keep working in order to put food on the table you are not <em>completely</em> free since you do not have control over your time. The land of the free? Mmmhhh.<br>\n<br>\nThe next few years I tried to learn everything I could about money, from real estate with “nothing down” to persuasion marketing, affiliate sites, multilevel companies, asset protection, the stock market…you name it. I invested thousands of dollars in overpriced seminars, read many of the classic books on the subject, along with plenty of reports with the “hottest” technique to make huge returns on all kinds of things. What a complicated, out-of-touch with reality, and full-of-half-lies that world is.<br>\n<br>\nBut I was determined to be “successful.” So I applied myself, kept focused, fell and got up few times, took “massive action”, visualized dollar bills on my ceiling…and convinced my wife of a couple of risky moves (ouch!). Finally I got myself few real estate investments. I had a “portfolio” and was on my way! But, since I had acquired those buildings in a bit of a rush (I was too eager and fearful of missing out all the time) my due diligence was not very thorough, and my management skills was poor. I had a portfolio of “dogs” (investments that bark a lot).<br>\n<br>\nThose days were very stressful. Real estate and making money just for the sake of it was not my thing…I had deviated from Steve Job´s advice and I was paying (literally) the price. I almost filed bankruptcy to get rid of certain debts (I entertained it since it was an exit strategy of the “game” and Mr. Trump himself had done it, right?). &nbsp;<br>\n<br>\nI had my “why” (to be truly free and independent) so, what could have possibly gone wrong? My life was a mean to an end. I was not using my real strengths or living my passion. So, finally, I made a smart move: I gave up trying to make money quickly and resign myself to be in the “rat race.” I went back to my roots, to the things that I knew I was naturally good at. I got involved in education again and, as a bonus, we made really good money buying and selling a home for a relocation.<br>\n<br>\nDuring all those years, I learned many lessons, and came to solidify my view about what a truly prosperous and cooperative society really is. But before we dwell in detail about that, let me get out of the way few things because if there is one touchy and controversial topic that is money.<br>\n<br>\n<strong>Truth 1: money is not the root of all evil.</strong> Money is just a representation of energy, and energy is neutral. However, the current <em>economic system</em> that employs this money, the \"game\" as we could call it, is flagrantly unfair and inefficient. Money is not good or bad, what is evil is the dependence on it to survive and the structural violence that comes with it.<br>\n<br>\n<strong>Truth 2: a cooperative economy is not a “Robin Hood” economy.</strong> We have tried that already and it has not worked. It is not a “survival of the fittest” either, because that is not working for most. It is an economy for the benefit of both the individual and the community.<br>\n<br>\n<strong>Truth 3: you guys, the rich, the millionaire club, the successful business owners and accredited investors… You are awesome.</strong> You have fought hard and have learned to \"fish\", to play the game. You and all of your assets rock. Perhaps you have created a product or service that has a positive impact in the world, or have passive income from owning 100 one-dollar stores full of plastic plus 50 junk-food drive-thrus. In either case, you have done what you were supposed to do in the competitive paradigm, so no judgment here (I tried myself and I failed). But now it is the time to put your strengths to work for a bigger and better project. It is time to stop hiding in your castle and go from simply accumulating and diversifying to letting the money flow, not rain, but flow. You may think that this is already a just world with equal opportunity for all, and that if somebody really wants something he or she can get it. Deep down you know that this argument is only a half-truth, and should not be used to justify the inequality and misery of the many, because even the lazy and not-so-capable do not deserve to be constantly worried and concerned about the basic things we need in life (and yes, in the XXI, that includes having a smartphone and many other things that your savvy marketing makes us believe we need). I am appealing to your heart, not your brain, to open to this possibility.<br>\n<br>\n<strong>Truth 4: you guys, the poor or struggling middle class. You rock too. </strong>You also know discipline and effort as you have two not-so-well paid jobs, no cleaning service and a high-interest rate in your mortgage because your credit is poor. I imagine you always tried your best given your circumstances, education, and opportunities. Do me a favor. Stop worshiping the rich and wealthy just because they have money. They are not superhuman nor better than you. Do you know how they make their money? You would be surprised in some cases how much they make without much effort or risk using leverage. It is out of proportion how much some have and how little others enjoy. But let´s be clear, that is not their fault either; they had the willingness and skills, but <em>also</em>, they were at the right place at the right time (admit it guys!). Our goal should not be to create “fair” or equal circumstances, but compassionate and prosperous for all. Let´s stop playing the musical chairs (where some individuals always lose). We all deserve to get a head start and not work so hard (especially at minimum wage). I hope you agree, and by the way, thanks for keeping things moving. If it was not for you, stores would not have clerks or customers, delivery trucks not drivers, and business owners not secretaries. I guess the “job creators” would have a hard time creating anything. We have always been working together; now we just need to keep doing the same, but implement smarter rules for the game. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong><br>\nTHERE IS A WAY</strong><br>\nThe cooperative paradigm is not for the rich, the poor or middle class, it is for all humans to prosper and create a more stable economy. The current state of affairs is one of mind-blowing inequalities in wealth and material opportunities not just between citizens from different countries, but among people that live only few miles apart.<br>\n<br>\nTake Barbara´s example. She is an intelligent and diligent woman that works at a hotel serving tables, but since that is not enough to cover her monthly rent and expenses she also has a second job at a nursing home. She is lucky to not have children, any debt or health issues as that would throw her to an almost never-ending spiral of debt and stress (just to make ends meet). Barbara belongs to the “working poor”, low-wage workers that constantly struggle to deal with rising rents and costs. Employers, on the other hand, fight hard to lower expenses (including wages) by outsourcing as much work as possible to computers, self-operated machines and low-cost freelances around the globe. If they don´t, they will not prosper either in an ever-increasing competitive market and, if they have to shut down, both owners and employees will suffer. &nbsp;<br>\n<br>\nAs technology improves, unemployment is only bound to keep rising (technological unemployment) while wages will never outpace inflation due to the scarcity-driven market (let´s see if we can produce this good or service for less than our competition). Because of this, it is very difficult for some segments of our society to leave the “rat race” despite what all the books written by financial gurus may say; it is not impossible, I know, but certainly not easy, and thus, the wealth gap keeps increasing. Thankfully for Barbara, the best-selling author of “<em>Nickel and Dimed</em>”, hers was just a self-imposed temporary experiment to gain insight into the “no-successful” class in America and their way of living. &nbsp;<br>\n<br>\nMark Reid, conversely, is a successful online entrepreneur, author, public speaker, angel investor, twitter connoisseur, surfer and lately he is also a real estate guru. Rumor has it that he occasionally hangs out with Tai Lopez, and has been seen in few selfies with Tim Ferris. He´s made it and he knows it. His oversized house and collection of cool cars are there to prove it. When regularly asked on interviews about his success, he does not hesitate to affirm that it came after hard work, learning from his mistakes, and refining the art and science of selling.<br>\n<br>\nHe puts it in few words, “the secret sauce is hustle, hustle, hustle... and selling.“ If it was easy - he adds - everybody would do it. No doubt Mr. Reid is a straight shooter. Unfortunately, following this model, many will get sick trying, break apart their family or live eternally for the evasive success in the future. But some will make it, and will come back to tell us their stories of perseverance and discipline in the grind, making us believe that we, too, could one day become successful, rich, and sexy.<br>\n<br>\nThe stark contrast between these two individuals is not only expected but promoted in the conventional (competitive) ethic: to have winners we need losers, to achieve \"success\" you have to hustle and pay your \"dues.\" At least that is how Frank Jansen, a typical old-school investor, and businessman thinks. He is proud that his son, living in New York with less than 20 grand a year while trying to make it as an artist, has never asked him for money (something his father has plenty of). Frank proudly shares this with his friends at the golf course, where they often meet to share new strategies to make money work harder for them. The investment ideas, business shortcuts, and inside information shared in those big-boy meetings would surprise most of us. Sadly, they are not interested in <em>improving</em> the rules of the game to create abundance for all; but in keeping it the way it is, and master it. And, since it is the way it has always been, there is no moral dichotomy because is literally business-as-usual.<br>\n</p>\n<p><img src=\"http://www.cooperationparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/invisible-hand.gif\"/></p>\n<p><strong>WHAT MOVES THE INVISIBLE HAND?</strong><br>\n“Sometimes I dream of saving the world, saving everyone from the invisible hand; one that brands us with an employee badge; the one that forces us to work for them; the one that controls us every day without us knowing it…\" Elliot Anderson (in Mr. Robot)<br>\n<br>\nIn the competitive paradigm, there will always be financial winners and losers, regardless of what economic policy or political party is in place. This realization is of crucial importance because many still believe that either capitalism or socialism is the answer, but history has proven that both of these approaches fall short when the key ingredient is missing. We know that income inequality, for example, has been rising in the US since 1970<a href=\"https://steemit.com/submit.html#_ftn1\">[1]</a> whereas people in socialistic economies are forced down to live within the limits of the lowest common denominator.<br>\n<br>\nAny (financial) system is only as good as the deeper intentions running it, the paradigm.<br>\n<br>\nIn 1776 Adam Smith gave us permission to seek <em>only</em> our own benefit when he published “An Inquiry Into The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.” In his classic book, he stated that voluntary trades in a free market produce unintentional and widespread benefits (as if caused by an invisible hand). Second, these benefits are greater than those of a regulated, planned economy. In a nutshell, \"In (free) competition, individual ambition serves the common good.\"<br>\n<br>\nMr. Smith did not take into consideration that “individual ambition” can dramatically vary depending upon the type of paradigm the person in question is coming from. It is precisely the quality of these aggregated ambitions (the “invisible hand”) what might, or might not, serve the common good. For Adam Smith to be right, we need the right type of ambition. For example, imagine that you own a fishing business and that you make your living selling what you capture in a nearby bay. If you come from fear and scarcity, from a need to make money in the short term regardless of the consequences, you might overexploit the bay leaving no fish reserves for next fishing season or others. If you, on the other hand, come from trust and abundance (because there is a system that supports you even during difficult times) you will not sacrifice your long-term success for a quick buck. Two different decisions with two different outcomes, one is truly economic (that is, sustainable) the other is not. In economic theory, this is called “the tragedy of the commons”: natural resources cannot defend themselves from short-term economic greed driven by F.O.M.O. (fear of missing out).<br>\n<br>\nTraditionally, there have been two approaches to economic policy. One is the Keynesian (left wing) approach, which implies regulation (to tell the fisherman what he can or cannot do, and also to force him to redistribute his earnings). The other is the Friedman approach (right wing) where we let the fisherman seek his own benefit without any restrictions (assuming the “invisible hand” will take care of the rest). Neither of these approaches work for both the individual <em>and </em>the group when they operate out of the wrong set of values.<br>\n<br>\nWe remained divided in our approach (right vs left) because we fail to include the human condition in our economic approach and keep looking at policy at a surface level. In reality, a free market or a government is not good or bad inherently; it really depends on the motivations, the underlying paradigm of those who are part of it. There is no market, there is no government out there…; they are all made of people and their decisions.<br>\n<br>\n“Adam Smith needs revision… Adam Smith said the best result comes from everyone in the group doing what is best for themselves…Incomplete! Incomplete! Because the best result would come from everyone in the group doing what is best for himself and the group.” Russell Crowe playing John Nash (Mathematician and Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1994) in <em>A Beautiful Mind</em>.<br>\n<br>\nPicture this. At a traffic crossroads, the most efficient way for all vehicles to move is by yielding to those drivers with a green light. If you skip a red light, you could get to your destination faster a few times, but as soon as other drivers realize that every person is out just for themselves, there will be more chaos and traffic will get slower for everyone. This also applies to economics. To optimize our economy and enjoy higher levels of abundance for all we need to “yield” and not think just about ourselves.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Create a free market (because humans like and deserve freedom) but instill in people and institutions the absolute necessity to make trades and decisions that are not based on fear or scarcity, power or personal greed, but on the need to serve both the individual and the group. The “invisible hand”, then, will organically benefit everyone, even without restrictions or regulations, and create more abundance in the long term.<br>\n<br>\nSome proclaim that money is the problem, but they fail to realize that money is just a symbol, and thus getting rid of it will not help us overcome the true cause of our scarcity (our selfish behavior), which would keep showing up in countless others ways in our society. The only true answer is to upgrade our inner game first, and the economy will be transformed second. Jonh Nash was right, the best result comes from everyone in the group doing what is best for himself and the group. &nbsp;<br>\n<br>\nThe infinity symbol is a simple, yet elegant representation of this mindset in action. Whatever you do to others or your environment comes back to you. As we are not isolated from our society but profoundly connected, giving and receiving is in practical terms one and the same. Furthermore, the money supply is not endless, however, when it flows, it can bring abundance to all.<br>\n<img src=\"http://www.cooperationparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/infinity-small.png\"/><br>\n<strong><br>\n</strong>To put this principle into practice our communities should be like those forests that Suzanne Simard beautifully describes in which “… <em>when one seedling is under stress if it is small or shaded or nutrient poor, other plants send more carbon</em>.” In a forest there is no cap to your growth, the sky is the limit (it is a land of opportunity, a free market), but at the same time there is a safety net to sustain your life comfortably (a welfare state); there is soil, and nobody can fall below it, other trees won’t allow it. The economic institutions and instruments of our time should be serving us, the people, not the other way around. We forget that the way our economy is run and organized is not set in stone the way natural laws are. Budgets could be changed in few months, along with priorities and resource allocation, to make sure that everybody had (financial) security; that everybody could survive without the need to get a job. &nbsp;<br>\n<br>\n\"We should do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a living. It is a fact today that one in ten thousand of us can make a technological breakthrough capable of supporting all the rest. The youth of today are absolutely right in recognizing this nonsense of earning a living. We keep inventing jobs because of this false idea that everybody has to be employed at some kind of drudgery because according to Malthusian Darwinian theory he must justify his right to exist. So we have inspectors of inspectors and people making instruments for inspectors to inspect inspectors. The true business of people should be to go back to school and think about whatever it was they were thinking about before somebody came along and told them they had to earn a living.”― R. Buckminster Fuller<br>\n<br>\nWhen you uncouple living in society as an adult from the need to make money in order to live with dignity, you stop being driven by your survival instincts constantly (will I have enough for rent this month?). All of the sudden, you experience less worry and fear and have the time freedom to pursue your true interests and purpose. Imagine that!<br>\n<br>\nI still remembered how shocked I got. I had entered my new real estate office (where I worked as a sales agent) and was greeted by a voice, but I could not see anybody there! Then, I realized that the sound was coming from a television placed right above the main desk. It was a virtual secretary that was attending three offices at the same time. How clever! Is it not? Technological development will continue to take over traditional jobs. This is known as technological unemployment. It is real, and it will continue to increase as companies and institutions attempt to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Instead of complaining about it, let’s embrace it and see it for what it is: a blessing (if we can combine it with a basic universal income or something similar).<br>\n<br>\n\"We need a new ethic in politics that decouples a person´s claim on existence from doing profitable work that someone will pay you for…because a lot of that work is going away…this is the greatest opportunity in human history. We are talking about canceling the need for dangerous, boring, repetitive work and freeing up humanity to do interesting, creative, fun things.\" Sam Harris (Neuroscientist) on universal basic income.<br>\n<br>\n<img src=\"http://www.cooperationparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/musk.jpg\"/><br>\n<br>\nElon Musk, the founder, and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, puts it this way: \"There's a pretty good chance we end up with a universal basic income, or something like that, due to automation, I'm not sure what else one would do… People will have time to do other things and more complex things, more interesting things. They will certainly have more leisure time.\"<br>\n<br>\n- Where will the money come from?- You may ask. From stopping the energy/money leaks like wars, interest on loans, and all the other institutions and enterprises that do not really serve us but keep us anchored in an obsolete model (and there are many of those) of accumulation, greed, and waste. There is plenty of wealth; it is a matter of prioritization. Just in 2018, the defense budget in the US was approximately 700 billion, enough to give 100 million people in the US a 600 $/month basic income support.<br>\n<br>\nEverybody should be entitled to (financial) security. Yes, I said \"entitled.\" This is not only a lofty goal but one of critical importance if we want to transform our society and truly grow. Our most brilliant people and all of our resources should be devoted to helping us escape this self-imposed grind and go from safety needs, which keeps us in survival mode and fear, to higher levels of self-actualization as described in Maslow’s pyramid.<br>\n</p>\n<p><img src=\"http://www.cooperationparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Maslows_Hierarchy_of_Needs.jpg\"/></p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there is an incredible amount of human talent underutilized because a great deal of people is stuck in the “safety needs” zone working to make ends meet. Imagine how many more Mozarts, Einsteins, and Goethes we could have in society if we could enjoy more time to explore and develop our natural strengths and abilities without stress or haste. Instead of being free to work or volunteer in an occupation that we enjoy or are naturally inclined to do, we have to show up on Monday to our workplace, work to pay the bills, and cannot leave fast enough on Friday to get to “happy hour.” We are used to this and we see it as normal, but it does not mean is ideal. &nbsp;<br>\n<br>\n“The problem with this era is that people are more focused on what they need to do to survive and less on what they have to dream about...The need is overtaking the desire (dream)” Gianluca Vacchi<br>\n<br>\nIn the way the system is set up, our personal growth and contribution comes second to our productivity at work, and thus, dissatisfaction is high in our ranks. According to research<a href=\"https://steemit.com/submit.html#_ftn2\">[2]</a>, “employee burnout has reached epidemic proportions.” No problem though! We can easily tune out the pain by consuming entertainment (and there is a lot of it) or our drug of choice. In fact, the entertainment class of our society is so crucial in helping us to keep our own sanity that they are practically heroes (we called them celebrities), and are paid millions to act out in movies or chase balls in shorts around fields.<br>\n<br>\nDespite this conflict between our work and our human needs, many gurus and motivational speakers still teach that the main reason that most are not getting ahead (financially) is that “you do not want it bad enough” (basically, that you do not work hard enough). Me? Of course I do not want it that bad, neither should you! Sacrificing the present moment for the promise of the future is not very intelligent and stresses out mind and body (dis-ease in all fronts); but work ourselves to exhaustion we must, they say. Hey, - I thought life was a journey to enjoy not a destination? - Unfortunately, that is the advice we get from most, and year after year we try to succeed in our side business (you have not started a blog yet? Stop procrastinating!), follow through with our \"to-do\" list or get a second job just to put more away for the rainy days. All of these are supposed to move us in the right direction (happiness, I figure), but in reality, they keep adding stress and dissatisfaction to our daily lives.<br>\n<br>\n<br>\nI am not saying that effort and discipline are not important; they are actually a key ingredient to develop our talents. If you want to become good at something you will probably end up devoting 10,000+ hours to your craft, but before you commit to that, you should find out what are your strengths and your passions as you do not want to put the ladder on the wrong wall (Stephen Covey warns us). If you like fitness, for example, you could be at the gym grinding your teeth and pushing your pain limits to the next level like Arnold did, but you should be there because you enjoy that activity with passion and enthusiasm regardless of the outcome, just as he did. When you are enjoying the process in the moment (and it is a lot easier when you do not have to worry about survival), you enter the zone, that almost magic state in which a flow of creativity and increased performance allows us to reach our maximum potential. This is when records are broken and awe-inspiring innovation takes place.<br>\n<br>\n“When doing what we most love transforms us into the best possible version of ourselves and that version hints at even greater future possibilities, the urge to explore those possibilities becomes feverish compulsion. Intrinsic motivation goes through the roof. Thus flow becomes an alternative path to mastery, sans the misery.” Steven Kotler (author of The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance)<br>\n<br>\nA money-driven society is an unsatisfied one according to research: money is a poor motivator.<br>\n<br>\n“The best use of money as a motivator is to pay people enough to take the issue of money off the table, so they are not thinking about money, they are thinking about the work. Once you do that, there are three factors that science shows lead to better performance, not to mention personal satisfaction: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.” Dan Pink on the science of motivation.<br>\n<br>\nWhat people really want is not money, but the conditions that they believe only money can provide. Most want a carefree life that is full of possibilities. They want autonomy (freedom), they want growth (mastery), and they want contribution (purpose, meaningful work); even if they are not aware of it. Notice that all of these things are intrinsic motivators. Those who simply chase money get eventually disappointed.<br>\n<br>\n“A person's vitality is drawn forward by meaningful work, that is, we grow to meet the demands of an important opportunity.” Dr. Raymond Peat<br>\n<br>\nIt is a tragedy that a great percentage of people have to work every day (unnecessarily) just to earn money. For the first time in history, we can have the cake and eat it too. We can stop worrying and start living by employing machines, allocating money and resources wisely, and creating a basic universal income for all adults. In this way, we could free a lot of time and people to do work that is more meaningful. And if someone is inclined to earn more, a free society should provide the possibilities and exchange opportunities to do so.<br>\n<br>\nThe closest example that I have experienced of this “no-pressure” approach to living was in Denmark. No wonder Little Mermaid ended up retiring over there. In Denmark, being temporarily unemployed is not something to be ashamed of, and even to some degree, not worth worrying about it. Government and corporations work together to offer not only good educational opportunities to those searching for a job, but also great benefits during their time off. If you pay your taxes and abide by the laws, the people of Denmark will take care of you when you need it, and they will do it with pride and honor. Also, corruption is low in general and citizens are aware of their fortunate situation so they do not casually abuse the system like in other democracies; economic “leaks” are, therefore, few and scarce. Unfortunately, Denmark is the exception not the norm, but is already a great example of what a group of people with high standards can achieve. Denmark is often, by the way, in the top 5 countries of the “World Happiest Countries. “<br>\n<br>\n<strong>THE OLD GAME OF MONEY<br>\n</strong>“If you need a paycheck, you sold your soul…your body, your spirit and your emotions. You are sitting there in fear of losing your job.” Robert Kiyosaki<br>\n<br>\n<img src=\"http://www.cooperationparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/rat-race.jpg\"/><br>\n<br>\nLiving and striving in the competitive economy is well-explained by best selling author Robert Kiyosaki, who popularized &nbsp;decades ago as the \"rat race.\" In his own words \"The Rat Race is where the majority of people live their lives. They buy into the old rules of money: go to a good school, get a high-paying job, buy a house, and invest for retirement in a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. In the Rat Race, you don't actually generate wealth. Instead, you trade your time for money, and you spend it on liabilities that take that money out of your pocket. The retail industries are masters at advertising and marketing, getting you to desire what you don't need and to compare yourself to others around you.”<br>\n<br>\nCatch-22: if the middle and lower class stop buying those things marketed by the retail industry, then the overall consumption goes down, which in turns undermines the confidence in the stock market, and forces companies to reduce costs (lay employees off). Having a slow economy means high unemployment. In other words, to keep the machine running we need people selling stuff (anything goes) and others buying it (even if that hurts them financially). Otherwise, the whole thing could come to a halt, and that would be a lot worse than simply struggling in the rat race (according to experts). The same financial pundits that tell you how to “fix” your out-of-control purchasing habits to finally prosper, are the ones that turn around and sell you stuff (using very clever marketing) from one of the multiple companies in which they have ownership. Folks, we are stuck in this system. Unless…<br>\n<br>\n<strong>ESCAPING THE OLD GAME OF MONEY</strong><br>\nIf you do not find the rat race appealing because working 40-50 hours a week for the next 30-40 years, paying off your high-interest loans religiously, saving and investing wisely (good luck), and staying content with the short vacations is not your thing. No problem, there is a really cool alternative: to master the game and become an entrepreneur (oh yeah!). By standing on the shoulders of (financial) giants you might be able to beat the market or create some kind of product to sell (hopefully there is a problem that needs to be solved, if not, just create something new and convince people they need it) to finally free yourself from the grind and join the ranks of the “successful.”<br>\n<br>\nIf you try to escape the old game of money, I hope you watch lots of youtube videos of successful stories to stay motivated, hustle a lot, and do meditation regularly to keep your sanity and your health. If you make it, please do not write another book on \"How You Too Can Be The Next Millionaire\" because, let´s face it, not everybody can: there are fewer chairs than players. It is only the possibility of getting there and the illusion of fairness of this game that keeps most people resigned working away and thinking that a drastic change is not necessary or justified.<br>\n<br>\n<br>\n<strong>WHY GET RID OF THE RAT RACE?<br>\n</strong>Health.<br>\n<br>\nSunday blues.<br>\n<br>\nMore time to enjoy your true passion and develop your talents, just to name a few. Escaping the rat race is not good enough because somebody will always lose. We need to change the approach and get rid of it altogether, otherwise, we will continue to be stressed about finances and not having enough time to nurture our families and communities (according to a study only 1 in 3 parents leave work on time; children need time and attention from their parents, not more money).<a href=\"https://steemit.com/submit.html#_ftn3\">[3]</a><br>\n<br>\nLike the elephant that was trained in his early days to not escape the show and remains chained as an adult (when he could easily break free), we keep maintaining and contributing to a system that does not help us fulfill our dreams. Despite our technological development, we still live within the mental limitations of an old paradigm and fail to see the true possibilities of our time because it is what we have always done. Ironically, we take pride in our busy lives, when this frenetic activity is precisely the very obstacle that prevents us from looking up to the stars (our self-realization; our growth), or in front of us (the others who need us; our contribution to society).<br>\n<br>\nWe will never create a truly abundant society by competing among ourselves, but striving more, by pushing harder. Fighting against it is not the answer either, we need to create something better.<br>\n<br>\n“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” Albert Einstein &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\n</p>\n<p><strong>PHILANTHROPY TO POWER<br>\n</strong>Just as people in the Middle Ages foresaw the future having even more grandiose cathedrals by projecting their own perspective on life, those attached to the competitive paradigm can´t foresee a society with very different values such as:</p>\n<ul>\n  <li>Seeking higher unemployment rates instead of lower<br>\n</li>\n  <li>Considering most hours as “happy”, not just right after work<br>\n</li>\n  <li>Giving and receiving as being one and the same<br>\n</li>\n  <li>Thinking globally and acting locally is normal and expected<br>\n</li>\n  <li>Knowing that the pursuit of material wealth is a very slippery concept that leaves most unfulfilled and weary. &nbsp;<br>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>\"I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others' eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to. At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death...Now I know, when we have accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime, we should pursue other matters that are unrelated to wealth …Should be something that is more important: Perhaps relationships, perhaps art, perhaps a dream from younger days. Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me.\" Steve Job´s unofficial last words on the topic.<br>\n<br>\nEvery year, Forbes publishes the list of wealthiest people in the world. Under a different paradigm, perhaps in the very near future, this list will look like an oddity from the past. Having wealth does not automatically make you a superior human being or worth of praise. Many have amassed fortunes with unscrupulous businesses or enterprises which never internalized their true cost to society. Thus, it is not your net worth, but how you have created your wealth and what you do with it that counts. The Forbes´ list of the future will showcase the men and women who give the most money and resources to humanity every year, the best philanthropists in the world. Sign me up for that one! Tony Robbins says that “the secret to living is giving.”<br>\n</p>\n<p><strong>THE NEW GAME OF MONEY</strong><br>\n“If the evolution of consciousness is not the way to solve the world’s problems, then I do not know what it is.” Terence McKenna<br>\n<br>\nUnder a paradigm of cooperation and trust, the economy will serve human beings not the other way around:</p>\n<ul>\n  <li>Education will be transformed as the main motivation will not be to prepare employees (that need a job to survive) but true learners. Curriculums will be more flexible, self-guided and personalized. Creativity will be maximized.</li>\n  <li>Accumulation of money or assets will not be encouraged or praised (as ultimately that comes from the desire of self-preservation and protection caused by fear). Money flows when people feel secure and abundant (where there is a level playing field). Savers will be seen as losers, givers and philanthropists will be the real heroes.</li>\n  <li>Paid work will be minimized, with more and more technology taking over most tasks that are not fulfilling or entertaining. People will be freer to volunteer in whatever it is they find purpose, like helping old ladies crossing the road or build new “Wikipedias.” - Innovation and personal realization will reach new highs.</li>\n  <li>The inequality gap will diminish across cities, states, and nations with revitalization and volunteering programs. This will happen organically not forced by legislation.</li>\n  <li>The survival flight or fight limbic brain will not be triggered as often. As a consequence, there will be less crime and acts of violence.</li>\n  <li>The population will be much healthier as stress levels will be lower than ever and people will have time to be proactive with their wellness instead of reactive. Stationary bikes will be considered a strange artifact from the past. Nobody will think eating fast food is a good idea.</li>\n  <li>Gradually, there will be less need and interest in currency as free information, and machines (to perform labor) will allow us to get whatever we need without the need to buy it. Far in the future, a cashless society is not only possible but likely.&nbsp;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>This is where we are going as a society, and the sooner we put our minds to it, the sooner will get there. The only barrier is our own thoughts about what is possible and what the rules of the game need to be.<br>\n<br>\n<strong>F.A.O. (Frequently Asked Objections)</strong><br>\n<br>\n<strong>- If money is given freely who is going to have an incentive to work?</strong><br>\nBeyond survival needs, extrinsic factors such as money are poor motivators for people as already mentioned above. 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It seems that these cells understood at some point that it is <strong>easier to thrive</strong> with cooperation.</p>\n<p><img src=\"http://www.cooperationparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/amazing-eyes-beautiful-eyes.jpg\"/><br>\n<br>\nCarl Zimmer, a columnist for the New York Times, puts it like this: “<em>the very fact that some 34 trillion cells can cooperate for decades, giving rise to a single human body instead of a chaotic war of selfish microbes, is amazing</em>.” Indeed.<br>\n<br>\nHowever, it was not always like that. Around 3.8 billion years ago there were only single cells floating around aimlessly in the so-called primordial ocean trying to survive independently, despite others, and competing for the same resources. Those were tough times, I imagine, for those cells. But they “figured something out”… the highly popular T.E.A.M. (together everyone accomplishes more) in some educational circles. Those cells started to associate with each other in ever-increasing degrees of complexity to form at first simple colonies, and much later highly specialized tissues which granted an almost unfair advantage to the organisms that featured them.<br>\nAncient times were highly competitive in nature, but gradually cooperation took over…and ever since that time, it keeps finding its way into life forms because it makes thriving on this planet easier. Today, we see more cooperative relationships in the natural world than ever before, and the trend is going to continue as it is not just a custom or a tradition (subject to be changed), but a natural tendency, a law.<br>\n<br>\nCooperation is “sticky” in genetics (the memory of nature) because<strong> it facilitates organization</strong>, and this is advantageous. When an entity is organized (school, business, cell colony, pack of wolves, family) is able to perform a given task with increased efficiency and use fewer resources in the process. Just like five fingers can do a lot more together working as a unit than as isolated elements, we can employ cooperation to get organized and create synergies, which we know increase productivity. This is true not only in the modern world of business but also in nature. Competition among individuals to achieve a common goal is, therefore, wasteful compared with cooperation, and brings about lesser levels of organization and efficiency. But if you are thinking how beautiful your neighborhood looked after the last annual gardening competition, consider how much better it would be had all neighbors bounced back ideas and worked together to improve the community as a whole. Competition is not necessarily bad, it is just not as good as cooperation.<br>\n<br>\nAs an interesting fact, the entropy (a measure of disorder or “chaos” in a system) in our planet is not increasing (as it is in the universe as a whole) but decreasing due to the energy that the Earth receives from the sun. In other words, the evolution of life in our planet represents the transition from a high state of entropy (disorder) where very simple living creatures (cells) used to live in an independent and competitive manner with each other, to lower states of entropy (thus, higher organization) where modern-day creatures from all kingdoms interact in their ecosystems in ever-increasing cooperative and interdependent ways. The sun makes life possible on our planet and is, with its energy, increasing the level of organization in the natural world. <strong>Entropy is increasing in the universe, but not here on planet Earth</strong>...Thanks to the Sun. Perhaps that is why ancient cultures always referred to it as the “Father Sun.” In any given system, it takes energy &nbsp;to increase the level of organization and cooperation in it. Likewise, it also takes a higher understanding (en-<em>light</em>-en-ment) to go from competition and independence to cooperation and interdependence.<br>\n<br>\nIf you are thinking that all of this sounds good, but you do not buy this cooperative side of nature, I would ask you to ponder this a bit further. There is obviously killing in nature for survival reasons, but no lion would ever kill more than what is needed in the short term, no bird would pick up more worms that its chicks would probably eat, and no squirrel would store more nuts than what it deemed adequate to survive the winter. Why not? For one, because they do not have refrigerators to keep that food fresh, sure, but mainly because animals do not behave as if there is intrinsic scarcity in their ecosystems. Following their instinct, they know that different cycles of nature (day and night, spring and autumn…etc.) to which they are perfectly adapted, will bring what they need in time. When satisfied, the lion will leave the remainders of the pray for scavengers; the bird will fly away next morning knowing that there is plenty to go around; and the squirrel will never attempt to collect an overflowing number of nuts in an attempt to build a “Nut Empire” (to later teach other squirrels how to do the same in a soon-to-expire 999$ weekend seminar).</p>\n<p><img src=\"http://www.cooperationparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/breaking-light-green-forest-plain-820x532.jpg\"/><br>\n<br>\nConsider the 30 years of research of ecologist Suzanne Simard. \"<em>A forest is much more than what you see</em>,\" she says, “<em>trees talk, often and over vast distances</em>.” Go and watch her amazing TED Talk How trees talk to each other in a healthy forest. Let me give you some highlights:<br>\n<br>\n“...<em>and when one seedling is under stress, if it is small or shaded or nutrient poor, other plants send more carbon...without hurting these source-plants...these connections are crucial to our wellbeing. They are not easily seen, but they are real</em>.”<br>\n<br>\nWe see it everywhere in nature. Unless an ecosystem is altered by humans or a sudden environmental change (e.g. flood, fire, meteorite… etc.), natural communities tend to gradually<strong> </strong>increase their complexity until they reach what is called a \"climax\" state, a state of dynamic equilibrium for that particular location in which biodiversity and mutually beneficial interactions are maximized. When left alone, ecosystems tend to create <strong>more complex and cooperative environments where abundance is sustainable</strong> and optimized. Stop mowing your grass for two years and see what happens right before your eyes.<br>\n<br>\nOur evolutionary history is the ultimate in networking and cooperation. \"...<em>We may safely say that mutual aid is as much a law of animal life as mutual struggle; but that as a factor of evolution, it most probably has a far greater importance, inasmuch as it favors the development of such habits and characters as ensure the maintenance and further development of the species, together with the greatest amount of welfare and enjoyment of life for the individual, with the least waste of energy.</em>\" —P. Kropotkin<br>\n<br>\nI believe the phrase “survival of the fittest” does not convey necessarily survival of the strongest or most competitive, but survival of <strong>the most adaptable to ever-changing circumstances in the environment</strong>.<br>\n<br>\n“<em>The real rise to power of Home sapiens began only about 70 thousand years ago, and then things happened very quickly. In an ´evolutionary flash´, Homo sapiens spreads from East Africa to conquer the whole planet, drives to extinction all the other humans around (Neandertals, Home erectus…etc.), and it goes on to become the dominant species of the planet. What happened to us 70 thousand years ago? We got a special superpower, the ability to cooperate in very large numbers</em>.” Yuval Noah Harari (author of Homo Deus). Had we been able to cooperate with other human races back then, we might have been able to experience the coexistence of Homo sapiens with other species. &nbsp;<br>\n<br>\nTo cooperate with others might not be the only way to increase your adaptability and resourcefulness, but is certainly one of the main strategies in nature. Animals and creatures find their niche, get good at it, and try to cooperate with others (sometimes &nbsp;in not-so-obvious ways) to preserve the ecosystem that is sustaining them. Without that built-in tendency, living communities would eventually stop thriving and start decaying, but that is not what we see in nature; we see ecosystems grow more complex and abundant when left alone.<br>\n</p>\n<p><strong>THE SKY IS THE LIMIT</strong><br>\nOnly a few miles away from San Francisco after crossing the Golden Gate, you can find the redwood forest of Muir Woods, where you can find one of the two species of sequoias that grow in North America. This type of tree can grow well over 300 feet tall, giving it the controversial title of being the tallest tree in the world (some say is actually the Eucalyptus regnans of Australia). How do you think these sequoias are able to grow so tall when their roots are in fact quite shallow? They are connected underground. <strong>They hold each other by the roots!</strong> They manage to stay standing by extending their shallow root system to a diameter of 50 feet or more and tangling the roots into grooves and crevasses that provide additional strength.<br>\n<br>\nHow do you think you are able to digest your food or generate energy? Thanks to the many millions of bacteria that live in your gut and inside your cells (mitochondria).<br>\n<br>\nWhat is one of the main contributing factors to the formation of clouds keeping your shower running and our planet cooler? A compound called DMS (Dimethylsulfide), the most abundant biological sulfur compound emitted to the atmosphere. This molecule is synthesized by phytoplankton in the open ocean. Without it, the formation of clouds would be much more difficult even with levels of 100% humidity. From outer space, clouds are these pretty white surfaces that among other things help reflect sunlight back to space (cooling down the surface). Without DMS, we would have fewer clouds and a hotter planet...<br>\n<br>\n<img src=\"http://www.cooperationparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gaia-our-mission.jpg\"/><br>\n<br>\nLife on planet Earth is a delicate and complex matrix of (mostly cooperative) relationships that constantly recycle materials and contribute to stabilizing conditions in every ecosystem. From the presence of mushrooms in the roots of trees that help them obtain hard-to-get minerals in exchange for nutrients, to the honeybees that pollinate plants and feed on their pollen, the \"I- scratch-your-back-you-scratch-mine\" approach is everywhere in nature. This is not necessarily altruistic, but it is cooperative, it is win-win, and it has been working marvelously for a very long time. But we, humans, do not understand the rules of the game, we lack this cooperative perspective and therefore tend to negatively impact this matrix of life and be a threat to sustainability in most ecosystems. We only look after us, and we do it in a very shortsighted way. We exploit the soils, fish until fish stocks are gone, and pollute our own rivers in the name of making business happen. Even worse, we are capable of abusing other humans.<br>\n<br>\nGrowing up in the 80s I remember walking to school and wondering what color the river would be that day. I lived in a small town with lots of textile industries which accounted for the surprise every morning. I am certain that the same thing is still going on somewhere on the planet...Animals and creatures from other kingdoms, on the other hand, do not act as if they own the environment, but as if they are an integral part of it; as if their life depended on it (as it does). It is true though, that survival is ingrained in all living creatures, and when an animal feels rightfully threatened it will attack others.<br>\n<br>\n“<em>When a flower does not bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.</em>” Alexander Den Heijer<br>\n<br>\nWithout a doubt, <strong>circumstances do matter</strong>. They can change what is an otherwise a cooperative creature that lives in harmony with its surroundings to a selfish animal that looks only to satisfy its needs. When there is true scarcity (not artificially created as we experience in our societies), both behavior and even the appearance of an organism can be altered drastically...Compare the grasshopper, which <em>“sports long legs and wings, walks low and slow, and dines discreetly in solitude</em>. - Neuroscientist Steve Rogers says – <em>with the locust, which scurries hurriedly and hoggishly on short, and joins hungrily with others to form swarms that darken the sky and descend to chew the farmer’s fields bare</em>.”&nbsp;</p>\n<p>You might be surprised to realize that grasshopper and locust are in fact the same species, the same insect! When faced with a hostile environment (such as hunger or crowding) certain grasshopper species can morph within days or even hours from their gentle hopper states to the aggressive and selfish locust form. When a member of the desert locust of Africa moves too slowly amid its maniacally scourge, the other members directly behind might eat it. These loci, by the way, can also return quickly to their original form. It happens because the same genes can be “read” in multiple ways to quickly adapt to the prevailing circumstances and thus produce a different phenotype (the composite of an organism's characteristics or traits): grasshopper or locus. It is not so much the genes that matter, but the epigenetic (“above” genetic) signals from the environment.<br>\n<br>\nBasically, <strong>abundant conditions create grasshoppers, scarcity, and competitive circumstances loci.</strong> Aren't we normally much more kind and patient on the driving wheel on Sundays than during rush hour on a Monday? I sure I am. Next time somebody flips you off for no reason, just know that person is highly stressed (at least in their mind), and probably in “locust mode.”<br>\n<br>\nIn nature, <strong>where abundant conditions are the norm, cooperation rules</strong>. In our societies, however, where artificial (monetary) scarcity is fostered, competition is not only prevalent but encouraged as a way of living, as a way to “make it”, to “succeed”, which in turns creates further scarcity.<br>\n<br>\nWe should be better observers and take note of nature where most species live in dynamic equilibrium among themselves and contribute, through cooperation, to the abundance and complexity of their ecosystems.<br>\n<br>\nBut, is nature just a self-perpetuating \"machine\" where, as long as the conditions are favorable species cooperate in order to thrive? Given the state of affairs in our world, I would be happy having such a model as the ideal to strive for, however, there is more going on in nature than just mutualistic relationships for selfish purposes.<br>\n<br>\n<img src=\"http://www.cooperationparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/rats-nuzzling-closeup.jpg\"/><br>\n<br>\nPicture this, a rat forsaking a piece of chocolate to save a drowning companion. Is it possible? Yes, it is. Rodents feel empathy and will go out of their way to save a friend even when that implies to lose something of value (chocolate!). Some argue that rodents help because they crave companionship, not because their fellow rodents are suffering; but a new study from Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan puts those doubts to rest. The research team devised an experimental box with two compartments. In one of them, a rat was forced to swim in a pool of water. The only way the rodent could escape was if a second rat, sitting on a dry platform, open a door separating the two sides. In most occasions, the rats were helping their fellow rodents. Peggy Mason, a neurologist from the University of Chicago, says “<em>not only does the rat recognize distress, but he is even more moved to act because he remembers being in that situation</em>”- she adds - “<em>humans are not helping purely because mom taught us to help. In part, we help because it’s in our biology</em>.” <strong>Cooperation, and perhaps altruism too, is an evolutionary advantage.</strong><br>\n<br>\nUnder the coldest and hardest conditions on the planet, the Emperor penguins have developed a way to not only stay warm and survive but also be able to incubate their eggs during the harsh winters of Antarctica. They crowd together as a team in one of nature´s most famous huddles to keep the members at the inner center warm. The penguins on the outside of the circular huddle withstand freezing winds and wait patiently for their turn to move inside. This technique is so effective that the temperature inside the circle can get close to 40 degrees Celsius, around 80 degrees warmer than the temperature outside, so they need to break their formation from time to time to cool off! Penguins depend on each other; the only way they can survive is by working together, by cooperation with each other. It is a beautiful thing to see in action, and one of a plethora of examples.<br>\nIs Our Planet Alive?<br>\n<br>\n<img src=\"http://www.cooperationparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pinguisn.png\"/><br>\n<br>\n“<em>The Gaia hypothesis, also known as the Gaia theory or the Gaia principle, proposes that living organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a synergistic and self-regulating, complex system that helps to maintain and perpetuate the conditions for life on the planet</em>.” A chemist, James Lovelock, asked himself what was the main characteristic of life, - How could we define it? - He thought. Not an easy question to answer, but he realized that all living things have something in common: the ability to self-regulate themselves. Therefore, he proposed that our planet is also alive. Gaia, a Greek name for Earth as a goddess, was the name he gave to his hypothesis.<br>\n<br>\nGaia, our amazing planet, is a self-regulating mega ecosystem where cooperation is very predominant. This natural tendency <strong>fosters the abundance and resilience</strong> that we often see in nature, so much so that, even when faced with catastrophic events and mass extensions (a total of five in our history), Gaia is able to rebuild herself and create sustainable and thriving environments time and time again.<br>\n<br>\nIt is time to separate fact from fiction, to distinguish natural laws from artificial man-made customs and traditions that do not serve us. Whether we like it or not, we are part of nature, and therefore, the intelligent thing is to align ourselves with its principles if our preferred choice is to thrive.<br>\n<br>\nCompetition among ourselves is creating artificial scarcity in our societies and promoting servitude &nbsp;within our ranks (not to mention stress and violence). Whereas, in nature, cooperation results in abundance and freedom for a great majority of creatures. Just like the eagle is meant to fly and explore, and the dolphin to swim and play, we humans are not meant to “earn” a living, that is, to work our whole life under some kind of pressure in hopes of one day we able to “retire” and start (finally) living. We are meant to live life from the start, to learn from our elders, and to thrive; not simply “become competitive and productive” in economic terms. It is when we enjoy true freedom and abundance, that we can we fully develop our minds and souls, and deepen our understanding of the universe and ourselves so that we can reconnect with each other and move our civilization forward. This is what we are meant to do, anything else is unnatural and depressing. The good news is that we have the means and an incredibly abundant planet to do so... if we implement the right paradigm, that is.<br>\n<br>\n<strong>A PALE BLUE DOT</strong><br>\n“<em>Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every \"superstar,\" every \"supreme leader</em>,\" every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there-on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam...<br>\n<br>\n<em>The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot...</em></p>\n<p><img src=\"http://www.cooperationparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pale-blue-dot.jpg\"/><em><br>\n<br>\nThere is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.</em>” Carl Sagan<br>\n<br>\nThere are between 100 and 200 billion galaxies in the universe. These are mind-blowing numbers. But listen up, there are at least 1 trillion cells in your body. That is 800 billion more cells! These cells conform your body, day in and day out, and are constantly cooperating with each other to maintain a cohesive structure, and execute millions of biochemical processes every minute without skipping a bit. We are the product of cooperation at its best, it is in our genes, it is in every one of our cells. We just need to embrace it fully and make it the norm, not the exception. Let's be grasshoppers. From the individual level to the corporate or governmental, we should take note of nature and put our innovation and technology to work in the right direction, which is prosperity and freedom, by trusting each other and working together.<br>\n<br>\nAnd, for those who still believe that those rats were just being selfish and not truly caring for their cage mates, the lesson is clear either way: <strong>the end justifies cooperation</strong>.<br>\n&nbsp;</p>\n</html>",
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How about Jesus, Mother Teresa or MLK to name a few? Were they competitive in any way? No, just the opposite, they were very cooperative. They did not fear their fellow man or woman because they knew themselves to be truly powerful, to be very strong in their ideals.\n\nSo when you reach out, when you cooperate, when you extend your hand to others, you are exercising true power and can influence positively your immediate environment. To be competitive is for the fearful and weak, to be cooperative is for the trusting and powerful.\n\nAnd the good news is that every human being can step outside his or her own fear to be powerful, to be cooperative, to be the change regardless of what others do. And you what? What do you think would happen to the corporations and governments run by those individuals? They would be transformed too.\n“There can be only one permanent revolution — a moral one; the regeneration of the inner man.” Leo Tolstoi\nIt was never about choosing the \"right\" type of government or the \"right\" type of economic policy. It was always about the right inner principles, and the rest would take care of itself. \n\n## HUMANS BE AWARE...\nAll throughout history the evil and selfish minds have dominated the best of us by the use of force and fear. Their motto, very simple: divide (with fear) and conquer. \n\nIt works every time. \n\nThey trigger our fear with scarcity. We get divided, and once divided we become their puppets, fighting among ourselves and giving up our power. \n\nNot anymore. In a world which yields most painfully to change…“few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world...” Robert F. Kennedy \n\n## WHAT IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR \"DIVIDE AND CONQUER\"? \nUnite and conquer. More than ever we need this simple, yet powerful, idea of cooperation in order to break free from the chains of our fear and move towards freedom and prosperity together.\n\nThat idea is here and it needs your vote, your support, your fire…because it is very worth spreading, perhaps more than anything else.\n\nI am calling to all of those than cannot justify with their minds what they see in the world, and know in their hearts that we have the means, and the power to transform our lives and our world IF, and only IF, we get together; if we unite and cooperate.\n\nThat is the secret sauce my friends. And, good news! It is simple and fun!\n\nSupport the **\"Cooperation Paradigm\"** project to create a movement that reaches millions. Here are few ways to do it now:\n\n- Become a backer of the Kickstarter Campaign here\nhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2136038343/cooperation-paradigm-the-book\n\n…OR\n\n- Share this article or the kickstart campaign with your community on social media\n\n…OR\n\n- Get me in touch with Oprah or any other influencer like that. You must have contacts! :)\n\n…OR\n\n- Write the FIRST (!) inspirational story of cooperation for the blog.\nhttp://www.cooperationparadigm.com/blog/\n\n- Upvote this story on Steemit and/or leave your comments.\n\n------\nVIDEO INTRO TO THE \"COOPERATION PARADIGM\"\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT953vfgHEI",
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