The Planetist Future

Most of you who are reading this blog will be Planetists! Planetists? I coined the words Planetist and Planetism. I describe narrative of the the birth and emergence of Planetism in Chapter 1 of The Future Knowledge Compendium me, Planetists are people who give their first allegiance to the planet. Planetism is an emerging paradigm that is shaping our 21st-century world, its culture, and its economy It is a successor to the now declining yesteryear concepts of tribalism and nationalism, first allegiance to tribe and to nation respectively. In 2030 there will be 5 billion Planetists; the massively growing educated middle-class people who are concerned about building a harmonious, climate-safe, and pandemic-safe planet. If humanity is to thrive in the 21st century we all must become Planetists. The remaining Nationalists still give their first allegiance to the Nation. Trump is America -first. Putin is Russia-first. And some of us are still Tribalists. The Taliban and the Mullahs of Iran still are tribe or culture first. These are all yesteryear people even if they don't know it. Two centuries ago most of humanity were tribe-first people. In the 20th century, most of us became nation-first people. Our 20th century was dominated by endless win/lose confrontations between nation-states. Now in the 21st century there are about 5 billion Planetists who want our shared planetary him to become as liveable for all life as we can make it; ever more sustainable, harmonious, inclusive, and peaceful. The remaining tribalists and nationalists are doing their best to make the 21st century unpleasant for the rest of us. They still see conflict and win/lose as part of the natural order. In my book, I outline how the values of Planetism (and there are nine of them) are shaping the global culture and economy of the 21st century. The birth and ascendance of Planetism is the biggest of all the major global trend changes occurring in our emerging 21st-century global society. The days of nationalism and tribalism are numbered. They will be gone by 2050 at the latest. Planetists want to collaborate for shared benefit, win/win, just as nationalists and tribalists want to compete for win/lose. If we want to thrive in the 21st century we must all embed in ourselves a moral compass guided by Planetist values. The good news is that I believe this will be a global reality in 2050 at the latest.

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