In episode 51 of Revolution Now, Peter Joseph discusses sociological causality and its profound influence on human behavior. He emphasizes that systemic change, especially in the economy, is necessary to alter behavior, and activism must focus on changing the system itself, not just individual minds. He also explains the difference between internal and external system regulation, and hence the importance of cybernetic self-regulation, while offering a critique regarding the inefficiency of government regulation in managing market forces, noting that market dynamics, driven by money, overpower ..read more

In this episode, Peter discusses the anti-democratic roots of market capitalism and the dynamics therein. Transcript: https://www.revolutionnow.live Support Peter's efforts through: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/peterjoseph  Direct Donation: https://www.gentlemachineproductions.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5f1ef0539d5bc56fac97a266  Read latest Substack: https://peterjoseph.substack.com/p/nexus-from-capitalism-to-fascism Get Peter's book, The New Human Rights Movement: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691520/the-new-human-rights-movement-by-peter-joseph/  Join his ..read more

In this sprawling episode, Peter discusses the requirement of minimalism in our understanding of post-scarcity; the reason historical idealists have been wrong about predicting the future role of labor-saving automation; the nature of creativity and failure of common communicative forms, along with primary and secondary considerations in market incentive thought.   Transcript: https://www.revolutionnow.live/episodes   Support Peter's efforts through: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/peterjoseph Direct Donation: https://www.gentlemachineproductions.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5f1 ..read more

In this episode, Peter touches upon the role of science, the wisdom of cybernetician Norbert Weiner and gives a description and some audio previews of his new film work "Zeitgeist | Requiem" Support Peter's efforts through:  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/peterjoseph  Direct Donation: https://www.gentlemachineproductions.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5f1ef0539d5bc56fac97a266  Get Peter's book, The New Human Rights Movement: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691520/the-new-human-rights-movement-by-peter-joseph/  Join his mailing list: https://www.peterjoseph.info ..read more

In this episode, Peter expands on the importance of system change, given our collective society "is producing outcomes that no one intends" due to system functions that go unseen; hence the failure of incrementalism as a method of change, concluding with an analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Transcript: https://www.revolutionnow.live/episodes Support Peter's efforts through: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/peterjoseph Direct Donation: https://www.gentlemachineproductions.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5f1ef0539d5bc56fac97a266 Substack: https://substack.com/@peterjoseph Join h ..read more

In this episode, the overthrow of Salvador Allende in Chile in 1973 is discussed, along with the consequential destruction of Stafford Beer’s Project Cybersyn. Other issues examined are the nature of scarcity, poverty, empire and social neuroses. Transcript: https://www.revolutionnow.live Support Peter's efforts through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/peterjoseph Join his mailing list: https://www.peterjoseph.info/ Get Peter's book, The New Human Rights Movement: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691520/the-new-human-rights-movement-by-peter-joseph/   This podcast is also avail ..read more

In this episode, further exploration of the dangerous growth function endogenous to market economics is explored along with how traditional activism misunderstands the structural determinism and structural constraints inherent, making common political activity virtually pointless in the context of economic change. Support Peter's efforts through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/peterjoseph Join his mailing list: https://www.peterjoseph.info/ Get Peter's book, The New Human Rights Movement: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691520/the-new-human-rights-movement-by-peter-joseph/ This podca ..read more

In this episode, the dilemma of “free speech” is discussed, including sociological preconditions and dynamics that make public consensus highly fallible and increasingly so.   Transcript: https://www.revolutionnow.live/episodes   Support Peter's book, The New Human Rights Movement: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691520/the-new-human-rights-movement-by-peter-joseph/ Support Peter's efforts through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/peterjoseph Also available on Apple, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts. Website & Free Archive https://www.revolutionnow.live/ Join Reddit: htt ..read more

In this episode, the relationship of historical religion to the development of capitalism is discussed along with the system level outcome of social control. Also discussed is the infinite growth economic paradigm and how it relates to the pro-life movement. Support Peter's efforts through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/peterjoseph Also available on Apple, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts. Website & Free Archive https://www.revolutionnow.live/ Join Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RevolutionNowPodcast/ About Peter: https://www.peterjoseph.info/biography Join his mailing list: https://ww ..read more

In this episode, systems thinking and the societal ignorance of the necessity of it is discussed, along with an overview of the upcoming lecture “On the Future of Civilization”. Support Peter's new efforts through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/peterjoseph Join Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RevolutionNowPodcast/ Other Episodes/Website: https://www.revolutionnow.live/ About Peter: https://www.peterjoseph.info/biography Join his mailing list: https://www.peterjoseph.info/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZeitgeistFilm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peterjosephofficial Instagram: https://www ..read more