as we participate in business
we establish what we call a market
this is where we need to use our heads
we would be wise if we would hearken
the lessons that history has taught us
as we still continue to learn
what we’re actually capable of
and how we should discern
where we put our attention
and how we find our purpose
how we use our time and talent
so that we can be of service
so we connect with like minds
who like what we have to offer
we look for win/win situations
so that both of us can prosper
where we have not used business well
is where it’s a winner take all game
and history has proven
that we do better when we collaborate
much of the business we have going on right now
is making a pretty big mess
and we seem to have made it our business
to disdain and diminish
our true wealth for sheer busy-ness
for the last one hundred years
we’ve been the unwitting subjects
of psychological marketing
and advertising campaigns
by people who are totally obsessed
with ensuring that we’re just good consumers
who keep making garbage
which makes them more money
and i know that it can get so much worse
and it is not going to be funny
when we’ve cut down all the rainforests
and sucked up all the oil
where we can no longer drink the water
or grow anything in the soil
and all that’s left of humanity
is this ledger of our accounting
our silly belief that we control anything
with our most ubiquitous art form is astounding
but there is a chance we can use this tool
and it could bring greater benefit
if we can build on our nature to collaborate
and not always have to be so competitive
as we moved from industry to information
we became different types of consumers
and in the revolution we’re spinning into
we’ve all become lifelong learners
now that so many tasks have been replaced
with artificial intelligence
let’s promote humankind, empower education,
and invest in our own excellence
we are all the artists of our lives
we are the players on this stage
we color ourselves with emotions
we write a new beginning on every page
our species is the only one
that makes up all these stories
we constantly regale ourselves
with fables and allegories
we tell the stories of the gods who came before
to hammer everything out
and though we repeat these tales, way down deep
we also have our doubts
we’re told the story of creation
and how all this was made for us
it does us little good to question it
so we just go along and trust
that the leaders who say they’re our leaders
were placed there by some greater intelligence
but as we’ve come to realize
usually it’s just dumb luck and happenstance
we tell stories about our differences
we’ve come up with races, classes, and factions
but our most amazing story is one we all share
it is the most incredible of our abstractions
this unit of value we all agree to
this symbol we have of our unity
there is no other story that we’d rather tell
than the one that we tell about money
yet the story we’ve told in the past
has been based on debt and based on scarcity
but we’ve gotten ourselves to the point
where we can now
move forward with much more creativity
the first thing we need to realize
is we’ve made it all up to this point
after slavery was abolished
money was a pretty good tool to exploit
the labor of the masses to serve the profits of a few
but with a growing class of billionaires
we should probably start anew
for the time being
let’s just deal with what we’ve got
and see where the money has been dammed
and then let’s get that back into the flow
and come up with a better plan
for anyone who has over a billion dollars
let’s get the excess back into circulation
if you think you need more than that
to spend in this lifetime
you should be a mental patient
this obsession we have with this game
of seeing who can snatch up the most
it’s kind of pathetic that we enable this behavior
just so they can boast
some may say
if we take away the right to be a billionaire
we’ll lose the incentive
we’ll lose drive and ambition
but i got to be honest, i’m okay with that
because i think we have an addiction
if selfishness is our highest virtue
and we honor nothing more than greed
then billionaires are perfectly fine
but personally i think we need
to honor people who don’t need as much
people who just want to be
people who don’t want to grind it or crush it
and don’t always need to compete
people who want to make art and make friends
and who want to make every day count
people who don’t need fortune and fame
because they realize that life is about
so much more than the things you buy and collect
it’s the things that you give and let go
it’s about the love you share and ideas you spread
and finding yourself in the flow
and i don’t think the new economy
should be just about how much we can purchase
i think the goal we should all be striving for
is empowering one another to find purpose
so let’s take the excess from the top
and put it where it’s needed
and let billionaires be the leaders we need
by directing the flow to the people
what if we had an income
that was basic and universal
just so we can alleviate poverty
and ensure that every person
has enough to participate
in the economy we’re building
and empower people to build a life
not just make a living
after all, all the money in the world
was made with resources to which we all have claim
so let’s reset and redeal
with more understanding and wisdom
and let humanity start a new game
what if we just paid people
to be the artists of their lives?
you’re paid to show up and just be yourself
but if you’re inspired to apply
your attention and energy to other things
and you start to get ambitious
you learn whatever you need to know
so that you can go about your business
you find allies and build relationships
and network with other partners
you gain other opportunities
and your income starts to get larger
and for every project you work on
invest yourself to make a transaction that’s digital
soon you find yourself with a number of endeavors
that produce an income that’s residual
and you realize the more things that you do
the more that has to be done
and there’s usually a bit of cleanup
after you’ve had your fun
so you direct some of the flow you’ve created
as the artist of your life
to those who empower you to do what you do
organizations and other allies
for healing the planet and lifting up others
you get to be responsible
by giving back and supporting the source
that makes all of this possible
for a while i’ve had this idea
about the technology of the future
but the essence of abc squared economics
is about more than just computers
it’s a way to direct our energy
toward what we really are
we are spirits living in bodies
with fertile minds and wild hearts
and as we continue to realize
the tools that are available
to help us create the lives we envision
there is so much of which we are capable
life is the gift that keeps on giving
to continue to be the artist of your life
find others to serve and you will find business
be part of the greater community
and participate as a citizen
whatever role you’re playing
always give your best performance
and soon enough you’ll find yourself trading
in abc squared economics
This is an excerpt from the book Steve McAlphabet Explains ABC Squared Economics. Go to https://stevemc.xyz/books/steve-mcalphabet-explains-abc-squared-economics/ to find out more.
