Conclusion

In the first part, we analyzed the work of Marx, who posed the fundamental question of progress which does not benefit everyone. We have noted that this question is more relevant than ever, and that Marx's analysis remains relevant today. On the other hand, by integrating the achievements of the social sciences, namely mainly generalized nepotism and cognitive dissonance, we are led to question the solutions proposed by Marx, because they were too linked to the myths of the ideal of enlightenment, contradicted Since.

In the second part, we described the core of an updated solution, and in the third part, we addressed the implications on a whole series of related areas, to ultimately constitute a coherent whole consistent with current knowledge and expectations.
The basis is not a new policy, which would be 'better' than the others, but the overhaul of the decision-making system. Indeed, we saw in Chapter 4 that it has practically not evolved since Antiquity, and that it is today inept to grasp the new complex issues that the two technological revolutions have brought to the surface, one being the one raised by Marx, the other being ecology.

We have passed over in silence some very important subjects such as health or defense, simply because we have no significant elements to bring to the debate concerning them. This work does not aim to be an encyclopedia, but a social project which allows us to fight so that our children live better than us.

Let us simply return to finish the list of points which seem essential for the system to be viable:

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Establish a formalism making it possible to reinforce the rigor of reasoning in strategic decisions, by following the method described in Chapters 9 to 11, that is to say by integrating the constraints imposed by cognitive dissonance.

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Limit hierarchical levels and indirections, that is to say, value those who do and not those who manage resources, in response to Parkinson's findings.

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Demand that IT remains controllable by operational staff, which requires the emergence of the honest digital man.

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Finance the activity through banks serving the social project.

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A taxation system which mechanically guarantees the control of inequalities, as well as universal income to support the liberation of mass work.

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Apply the spirit and not just the letter of the law to better adapt to complexity.

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Put an end to unsolicited advertising to enable the ecological transition.

 

This book was written in a period where the dominant feeling is discouragement resulting from the fact that the current period is seen mainly in comparison to the period of the thirty glorious years, which we saw was an unreproducible side effect of the two world wars of the 20th century. As a result, the prevailing feeling is that our children will live less well than us, and we have the impression that the incessant government reforms are nothing more than a headlong rush. By taking a step back and considering that what we are currently experiencing is the second revolution of humanity (1), the one which began in the 17th century, and which will allow humanity to free itself from constraint of work, and by proposing an adapted organization, which takes into account the knowledge provided by sociology, this book provides the support for the next generation to be part of a glorious perspective, that of completing the transition begun four centuries ago .
However, do not forget that, as explained in chapter 23, this positive future can only happen with your active contribution, because at the start, such a book will not spread on its own.

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The first being that of agriculture. See 'A Very Brief History of Mankind' in Chapter 5.