Observing the Human Game

• Front Matter
  • Preface
  • How to Read This Book
• Part I — Understanding Reality
  • Is Creation a Meaningless Autopilot Thing?
  • Making Sense of How Evolution Happened
  • Systems Theory & the Emergent Human Superorganism
  • The Human Condition, Its Idiocies, and the Resulting Pyramid Scheme
  • How Anyone Becomes a Wage Slave
  • Sitting With the Discomfort
• Part II — The Idiocies We Fell For
  • Introduction
  • The Purpose of Life in this Universe Seems Meaningless
  • The Human Swarm: A 30,000-Foot View
  • The Role of Astrology and Astrological Forces in Shaping World Civilization
  • Humanity Should Collectively opt for Conscious Evolution
  • Globalized Living is Abnormal & Bad For Humans
  • Psychopaths and Jerks Get to Lead the World
  • The Minimal Law Threshold
  • Keynesian Economics is Destroying the Joy & Meaning of Life
  • Money, Inflation & Banking System Breeds Wage Slavery
  • Debt – Yet Another Breeding Ground for Wage Slavery
  • Consumerism – Yet Another Breeding Ground for Wage Slavery
  • Status Chasing: The Path from Debt to Wage Slavery
  • Private Corporations Are a Waste of Human Time, Energy & Resources
  • Corporations – Yet Another Breeding Ground for Wage Slavery
  • State Employment Is Closer to a Decent Livelihood Than Corporate Jobs
  • Economies Should be Local-first
  • Insurance Business is Risk Sharing Turned into Legalized Extortion
  • Private Health Care is Commoditization of Sickness
  • Schools Mostly Train Compliant Adults for Wage Slavery
  • Harmful Ideologies – Yet Another Life Destroying Cancer
  • Geopolitics is Human Idiocy on a Global Scale
  • Playing Geopolitics as a Prisoner’s Dilemma Is an Unwinnable Game in the Long Run
  • Private Equity is Yet Another Joy & Meaning Eroder from Life
  • Residential Real Estate is Commoditization of Dwelling
  • Compliance Is Mostly Bullshit – And It Exists to Justify Bullshit Jobs
  • Credit Rating Systems are Civilized Scams
  • Too Much Specialization Produces Intellectual Myopia
  • Chasing Infinite Productivity Is Forgetting to Be Human
  • Would Be Good to Fix Earth Before the Mars Euphoria
  • The Highway and Construction Idiocy
  • The Car Dependent Suburb Planning Idiocy
  • Consulting Idiocy Leads to Corporate Extraction and Erosion of Human Dignity
• Part III — What Was Possible Without the Idiocies
  • Introduction
  • Elevate Your Consciousness & Give up Harmful Ideologies
  • Exit the Default Life Script
  • Handle Resistance from Family and Friends
  • Never Get into Debt – Ever
  • Design a Low-Burn-Rate Life
  • Live Close to What Actually Matters
  • Community over Individualism
  • Education should be for Life Skills
  • Detach Your Livelihood from Corporations
  • Minimize Your Dependence on Corporations
  • Decouple your Basic Survival Needs from Government & Corporations
  • Build Food Independence (Even Part-Time)
  • Find an Alternative to Insurance
  • Healthcare without Total Dependency
  • Resist the Urge to Commoditize Human Needs
• Part IV — Something Worth Trying
  • I Refuse to Just Live and Die a Sheep
  • The First Door: Financial Freedom
• Part V — Notes from Inside the Human Game
• Closing
• Appendix: The Financial Freedom Framework
  • Introduction
  • 1. Educate Yourself Financially
    • Real-World Examples
  • 2. Get Your Family on Board
  • 3. Define Your Financial Freedom Goals
    • Real-World Examples
  • 4. Assess Your Current Financial Situation
    • Real-World Examples
  • 5. Create a Budget
    • Real-World Examples
  • 6. Build an Emergency Fund
    • Real-World Examples
  • 7. Create your Investment Strategy & Implement it – Start Investing
    • Real-World Examples
  • 8. Reduce Debt
    • Real-World Examples
  • 9. Figure out ways to increase your income
    • Real-World Examples
  • 10. Minimize Lifestyle Inflation
    • Real-World Examples
  • 11. Protect Your Assets
    • Real-World Examples
  • 12. Monitor and Adjust
    • Real-World Examples
  • 13. Stay Disciplined and Patient
    • Real-World Examples
  • 14. Enjoy the Journey
    • Real-World Examples