Mastodawn

What would he say if he could see us now? — more divided than ever into hostile camps separated by race, religion, politics & economically, refusing to cooperate or share, prodded by greed-drunk capitalists, who are poisoning our planet, to accept lower pay for our labor, yet spurred by them to buy more stuff.

Joanne Fisher Sep 17, 2023

@bronakins I think about that too.

Menno Sep 17, 2023

@bronakins @Jedigirl
I truly wonder what people would say if they were somehow teleported into this time.
I think they'd be impressed and disappointed at the same time.
Disappointed that greed still seems to reign supreme, but impressed at the progress we made.
I think it's not all doom and gloom. We've come quite far since then.
People always see things regressing. I think all in all, the world is progressing, but now we have the luxury to complain about inequalities that were once unseen.

@MennoWolff @Jedigirl

You’re right about unseen inequality! I grew up in the 50s & was oblivious to the institutionalized racism around me. Later in college I became a civil rights protester.

Menno Sep 17, 2023

@bronakins @Jedigirl
Yup. I truly believe progress is everywhere, but it goes slowly.
Doesn't mean we can sit on our hands.
Same with greedy billionaires and other 1%ers. Can't just sit down and assume they will some day decide they need to contribute more...

😀🚲Sep 17, 2023

@bronakins @Jedigirl is that all countries, or just the US and our failure to improve our govt with new technology like STAR or Approval voting that would make it easier to elect leaders with broad support and unifying ideas, or to implement proportional representation, some reason for the other 35% to vote instead of spending that effort chiding them for not choosing a "lesser evil"? The problem is too much leaving politics to politicians, and not enough democracy.

@enobacon @Jedigirl

Tech that makes voting less daunting for all citizens isn’t seen as a desirable objective by the entrenched political power structure. Plus the US constitution with the Senate & Electoral College has voter inequality baked in. I read recently that the US is the only democracy that has something like the Electoral College to deprive the winner of the presidential election of his or her victory.

😀🚲Sep 17, 2023

@bronakins @Jedigirl the federal elections will follow successful local reforms like St Louis and Fargo, hopefully soon Eugene and then state of Oregon. The entrenched players are trying to suppress this of course, but we have the signatures and votes to move the needle if enough people understood how simple the solutions are. Our current system is all about couriers on horseback and manufacturing consent, rather than representation.

https://starvoting.org

STAR Voting

We should be able to vote our conscience, our votes should never be wasted, and our elections should accurately reflect the will of the people. It's not rocket science. It's Star Voting.

STAR Voting

@enobacon @Jedigirl

Then change in politics IS possible if we persevere! Best wishes!

YOGA~ZEN 🙏Sep 17, 2023

@Jedigirl
very true...but there is a need for a change in mentality, in values. Here Yoga and Buddhism would help...

Chtixof 🦊🚲🌻🐝Sep 17, 2023

@Jedigirl
#BuckminsterFuller is more famous for is domes than for his quotes. However.
About his architectural achievements (sorry, in French): https://www.structurenomade.com/domes-geodesiques-histoire/

Histoire des dômes géodésiques - Buckminster Fuller

Richard Buckminster Fuller, inventeur du dôme géodésique, par la triangulation de la forme, historique et avantages du dôme, de Buckminster Fuller à Aujourd'hui.

Structure Nomade

bhaugland Sep 17, 2023

@Jedigirl He was a true visionary. Unlike our current crop of leaders who are just salesmen who can’t see past their next commission check

RodneyPetersonTalentAgency Sep 17, 2023

Too bad the United States would rather be a shithole country.

#Palestina Sep 17, 2023

indeed
@Jedigirl

John Q McDonald Sep 17, 2023

@Jedigirl 2023: How can we monetize empathy?

Nicole Parsons Sep 17, 2023

He never conceived of a rapaciously greedy 1% where there's never enough for themselves.

Simon Forman Sep 18, 2023

@Npars01 @Jedigirl

https://archive.org/details/GrunchOfGiants

"grunch" stands for GRoss UNiversal Cash Heist.

GRUNCH OF GIANTS : R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

ENGLISH, SCIENCE, DESIGN

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Grandpa Don Sep 17, 2023

In one of my freshman engineering classes in 1965 the prof took a full day's lecture to just talk about him. "Buckyballs" were the structural engineering "hook" but the prof dwelt on the genius far more than the invention.

One of the very few specific lectures I recall from the 4 years.

Nini Sep 17, 2023

@Jedigirl "Livingry" is definitely a word for it.

Robert J. Berger Sep 17, 2023

@Jedigirl Got to hear Buckminsster Fuller speak a couple of times as a teenager. Quite the inspiration

Grandpa Don Nov 8, 2023

@Jedigirl
My advisor snd also prof of several courses in engineering school was a big fan of him. I did not fully grasp what he was telling us sbout him. I think I was focused on technology. I remember vividly his description of "buckyballs" but not the philosophcal. I do recall being impressed that he was so enthusiastic about the guy. Maybe the prof just wasn't good at making his point.