Why do humans have to pay to stay alive? Part 5

First, let’s talk about power. All other topics in this series upset me because of the unjust requirements to obtain such vital resources. This one, however, is different. I am ok with being charged for power; however, I have ideas on how to make it free. Power that we currently pay for is essentially human effort bottled up and used for work.

Working for power, possibly through a hamster wheel or stair stepping machine, is a possibility for making power free. However, physically handicapped people cannot work for this power, and others who could would prefer not to spend their time harnessing such energy.

This leads me to conclude that people must work together for common needs. If someone really enjoys exercising, they could be the leader in human-powered energy. Others could provide for that person’s needs (or everyone could be compensated for their individual efforts somehow).

Obviously, we have many passive ways of harnessing energy such as wind turbines, solar panels, wave catching devices, human kinetic energy catching devices (such as sidewalk panels or stairs which absorb energy naturally expended). These devices will hopefully power all future endeavors but having human assistance assures that we will always have power available (in case the sun and wind are being introverted).

Second, let’s cover transportation. I am tired of using up precious fuels that we ignite and see vanish in smoke just to move from place to place. Also, it’s ridiculous what we have to pay just to have a vehicle, keep it legal, keep it full of fuel, keep it functioning, and the like! All this money is being dumped into something that gets you to work and back. Transportation, at least to work and back, should be free.

I watched a very interesting video which introduced the concept of roads that could charge electric cars! I am a huge proponent of public/mass transportation but see the desire and occasional need for individualized transportation. If all vehicles were electric and there were stations or systems that charged those vehicles from the sources I mentioned earlier, transportation could be free!

As my last point, I would like to show the downsides of people all driving their own vehicles. First, people are very bad drivers! That is not necessarily a judgement as much as an excuse to hire computers to do the job. Driving demands more of people than is normal. Traveling at speeds faster than a human body could move, we are forced to constantly watch the road for turns, debris, or adjacent traffic. We also have to predict how the other drivers on the road are going to react to those things. All this adds up to a hyperattentive state of being for prolonged periods of time. If you relax, you are subject to cause or be victim of a collision.

I tried to find a more applicable picture but couldn’t resist when I saw this. If you don’t know the reference, Ace has just performed an…impressive parking job…and seems quite happy with himself.

Anyway, back to my previous point: Humans are not meant to make such difficult decisions every millisecond for many minutes or hours on end. Computers are designed to do this, provided we program them well. This will save lives and allow humans significantly more time to do whatever they want while riding in a self-driving car. If you enjoy driving cars for the sake of driving cars, I’m sure there will always be companies that provide cars to drive as a form of entertainment (like you can do with racecars today)!

Please read my other posts to continue to learn about my dream for the world. Thank you for reading this one!