The world today is broken.

當今世界已經支離破碎

Business, financial and political leaders have led us into despair,

商業 金融 政治領域的領袖們 將我們帶入絕望之中

and the selective pop culture style news that floods our mainstream media

經過濾的大眾新聞 充斥著主流媒體

have done nothing but fuel anger and confusion

除了給美國乃至世界人民

among the American population and the population of the world.

帶來更多憤怒和困惑之外 一無是處

Fortunately there is a logical solution to fix

幸運的是 有一個合理的解決方案

many of the ills that plague us all today,

幫助我們撥亂反正

but one of the hardest things for a culture to do

不過對一個文明來說 最難的事情之一

is step back and realize that a major shift needs to occur

是反觀自身 並意識到 為了後人的福祉

in order for the future of their children to be secured.

必須做出一個重大的改變

The solution is simple, but it is not easy.

解決辦法簡單但不容易做到

Changes of this nature never are,

這種改變從來就不易實現

but they are obvious throughout history,

但顯見於人類歷史

and they mark key points in humanity where we rose to the next level,

並標誌著人類歷史的關鍵點 通過這些改變我們得以進入一個新的階段

and made life better for a larger group of people.

並使更多人過上更好的生活

History can be broken into levels of development.

歷史可以劃分為如下幾個發展階段

Level 1 showcased the nomadic and cave based humans,

第一個階段是遊牧與穴居階段

capable of only sustaining themselves, their mate and their children.

人類只能維持他們自身 配偶 以及後代的生存

Level 2 showcased the Hunter/Gatherer humans,

第二階段被稱作漁獵採集階段

capable of sustaining their group.

他們能維持團體生活

Level 3 showcased the Agricultural humans,

第三階段是農業社會

capable of sustaining their towns.

他們能夠穩定地維持城鎮

Level 4 showcased the Industrial human,

第四階段被稱作工業社會

capable of sustaining large cities,

他們能夠維持較大的城市

their nation and nations in desperate need.

這個時期的國家需要消耗大量的資源

And now we are at the doorstep of Level 5, the Technology human,

而如今 我們處於第五階段 科技人類的門檻上

capable of sustaining the world and the entire human population

能夠維持整個世界 並使全人類

at a high standard of living.

擁有高質量的生活水平

As each new level was reached,

每當達到一個新的階段

a change in the economic system needed to occur

經濟體系就必須發生變化

in order to be the most efficient for the new paradigm.

以最有效率地適應新的模式

What needs to change now is the system of economics

現在需要改變的 是支配著這個

that governs the Technological Age.

科技時代的經濟體系

What's needed is the proper resource utilization of the entire planet

我們需要對整個星球的資源進行合理利用

for the benefit of the entire human race

使其造福全人類

and not just a portion of it.

而不只是部分人

But before we detail this change,

不過在我們詳細闡述這個變革之前

we must start by addressing the problems we're facing today

我們必須先開始說明 現今所遇到的困難

and the root cause as to why we have them in the first place.

以及一開始造成這些困難的根本原因

Only by understanding our problems,

只有充分瞭解問題本身

and how they came about, can we begin to develop a solution.

及其產生的原因 我們方能得出解決方案

We have inflation, ever increasing taxes,

我們正在面臨通貨膨脹 不斷提升的稅務

significant unemployment, political corruption,

嚴重的失業現象 政治腐敗

energy concerns, financial instability,

能源危機 不穩定的經濟

crime, environmental issues and so much more.

犯罪 環境問題等等

It is obvious why the world is so stressed

為何世界形勢會如此嚴峻

and humanity suffers as it does.

為何人類處於水深火熱 原因其實顯而易見

Now, more than ever, is the time for humanity

是時候解決問題了 人類該醒一醒

to stand up and do something about it.

現在比任何時候都更迫切

Politicians and industry alike have repeatedly tried

政界與企業界

over and over to solve these issues, and never once have they succeeded.

不斷嘗試解決這些問題 但未曾成功過一次

The best they've ever done is delay or mask the concerns.

他們最多只能延緩或掩蓋這些問題

The reason for this will be made clear during this video,

箇中原因會在這部影片中解釋清楚

but in short, it's because no one has ever seriously addressed the root cause

但簡而言之 是因為還沒有人認真地 剖析這些問題的

for all of these issues,

根本原因

and that cause is the outdated system of economics

而根本原因是已經過時的經濟體系

we use around the world today.

即我們現今世界所使用的

The Monetary System, or more specifically the Price System,

金融貨幣體系或者更精確地說 價格體系

is the basic underlying factor that is the fundamental cause

對於我們今日面臨的所有問題根源

for all of the issues we're facing today.

是基本的潛在因素

By definition: A price system is any economic system

在定義上 價格體系 包括任何會

that effects its distribution of goods and services

影響其商品和服務分配的經濟體系

with prices based on commodity evaluation

其價格由商品的價值決定

and uses any form of money or debt tokens.

以及使用任何形式的貨幣或債務代幣

Do not confuse this with Capitalism, the Free Market,

不要將這種體系跟資本主義 自由市場經濟

or any other term an economist would use.

或其他任何一個經濟學家使用的術語混淆

It is also very important to understand that this is not a political argument,

同樣非常重要的是 這並不是一場政治爭論

and has absolutely nothing to do with political controls.

也和政權操控無關

Every nation on this planet, no matter their political ideology,

這個星球上的每一個國家 不管其政治意識形態如何

be it a Democracy, Monarchy, Socialism, Communism or whatever,

無論是民主制 君主制 社會主義 共產主義或者其他

operates using this same underlying economic system.

實際上都遵循著相同的經濟體系

They ALL employ this system

他們都將這個制度應用於

for the exchange of goods and services throughout the world.

全球範圍的貨品及服務交易

It is the one major common link between everyone,

它是每個人之間一個最主要的連接紐帶

which is also why it is the fundamental cause

這也是為什麼對於現今世界而言

for so many problems we see in the world today.

價格體系是一切問題的根本原因

And here's why:

具體原因如下:

The Monetary System requires 2 key components to work:

金融貨幣體系的運行 有賴於兩個重要組成部分

Scarcity and Growth.

匱乏和增長

In the past, prior to 1800,

早在19世紀之前

these two requirements were perfectly valid throughout the world.

這兩種要求 曾經有充分存在的理由

This was a time when traveling just 500 miles was dangerous,

在那個時候 旅行500英里 即使不是致命的

if not deadly, and the shipping of goods was no less difficult.

也是危險的 運輸貨物也同樣困難

Scarcity is very important in this system,

匱乏在這個體系中扮演著重要角色

because it serves the purpose of establishing value... price.

因為它服務於建構價值這個目的 即價格

Think back to Economics 101: Supply and Demand.

回想一下經濟學的根本 供應和需求

The less the supply, the more scarce it is,

一件物品供應量越少 就越匱乏

therefore the price is higher.

因而價格就越高

The more the supply, the less value it has,

供應的越多 價值就越小

so the price is lower.

價格就越低

Prior to 1800 there really was true scarcity as a natural phenomenon,

在十九世紀之前 還有真正的匱乏 作為一種自然現象而存在

and since modern civilization was still rather young,

因為那時的現代文明還不夠成熟

there was plenty of room for growth, so both requirements were satisfied.

有著巨大的增長空間 所以兩個要求都得到滿足

Today however, these 2 requirements are gone

而在今天 這兩個要素已經不復存在

and the Monetary System is in serious trouble and under great stress.

金融貨幣體系陷入深重的危機 同時也面臨巨大的壓力

Just look at all the financial industry problems that have destroyed lives

光是經濟危機 在過去幾年間

in the past few years alone. They are impossible to ignore.

使無數人傾家蕩產 這是不容忽視的

Scarcity has been eliminated by the advent of technology,

隨著科學的來臨 匱乏已經被消除

and with the absence of scarcity, there is simply less growth.

而隨著匱乏的消失 增長也減少

We have reached a point where we can produce more of everything

目前的情況是我們能生產 遠遠多於我們

than we can consume and the only true expansion left is into the stars,

能消耗的產品 下一個真正有待征服的領域是太空

which itself is severely restricted by cost.

而它本身受到價格體系下的成本束縛

In the Monetary system, money, or debt,

在金融貨幣體系中 貨幣或債務

is the life blood of the system and therefore it is necessary

是這個體系的生命線 因而必須

to continuously create new debt to validate the existing debt.

持續地製造新債務以保持已有債務的有效性

So our financial manipulators are always seeking new ways

所以金融界的幕後首腦們總是不斷尋找新方式

to justify the creation of additional debt.

為新債務的產生正名

They are willfully blind or blatantly ignorant of the root concerns.

他們對於問題的根源一無所知 或視而不見

Just look at how in debt our society is right now

只需看看50年以來

as compared to just 50 years ago.

我們陡增的債務就是證明

It's important to notice

有一點值得注意

that it was around 1980 when the debt started to skyrocket,

大概在1980年左右 債務開始飆升

which coincides perfectly with the fact that this was also the time

完美巧合的是 就在那時

when technology started to seriously expand,

科技開始迅猛地發展

giving humanity the ability to make life better for everyone,

賦予人類使每個人的生活更好的能力

if the technology would be used that way.

如果科技應用得當的話

To better understand our present social instability,

要瞭解現今的社會危機

we should review the principle physical events

就要回顧導致今天混亂局面

that have led up to our current mess.

的主要事件

To help with this, let's establish a time reference.

為了幫助理解 讓我們建立一個時間參考點

The two dates shown aren't specifically important,

這兩個顯示的日期並不特別重要

but just separate the time line into three distinct regions.

只是為了將時間軸分成三個不同的區域

Now let's start adding vital information that will help you understand

現在讓我們增加重要資訊 來幫助你理解

how we got to where we are in today's world.

我們是如何走到今天這個地步

Prior to 1800, the world was a low energy society.

在十九世紀之前 世界還處於低能源社會

Why? Because throughout all recorded history before this time,

為什麼? 因為在十九世紀之前

the primary energy conversion machine for doing work was the human being,

主要的工作能量轉化機器 是人類本身

and a healthy human can only produce about 0.1 Horse Power (HP).

而一個健康人類只能產生0.1馬力

In comparison, a washing machine motor is more powerful,

相比之下 洗衣機的馬力都比人力強大

averaging 0.5 Horse Power (HP).

它平均達到0.5馬力

Regardless of this low power number, 98% of all work done during this time

毫無疑問 這種人力產能十分低下 那時98%的工作

was a result of human labor, because humanity had not yet developed

都是由人力完成 因為人類還沒有發展出先進的

advanced technology to do the work for them.

科學技術 幫助他們完成工作

The other 2% came from sources outside of human muscle,

餘下的2%來自於人力之外的能源

which we will call non-human energy.

我們把它稱為非人力能源

The sources of this energy came from animals,

這些能源來自動物

like horses and oxen, and crude technology like windmills and water wheels.

比如牛和馬 以及簡陋的技術比如風車和水輪

Because the human being is so limited,

因為人類自身受到的諸多限制

the output from his work is also limited,

所以工作產量也是如此

so no matter how many people you had on the job,

所以無論有多少人從事一件工作

or how long they worked,

無論工作時間有多長

they could never produce quite enough to cover growing populations,

人們的產量都無法應對增長的人口

or provide a high quality of living for everyone.

也無法為所有人提供高質量生活

If ever a few people did enjoy a decent standard of living,

如果有一小部分的人得以享受體面的生活

it was always at the expense of the many who barely survived.

其代價總是許多人幾乎活不下去

The fact is that throughout history, 95% of all people were either

事實上 縱觀歷史 全球95%的人口不是農民

peasants, serfs, slaves or indentured servants,

就是農奴 奴隸或者契約傭人

even up to the time of George Washington.

這樣的現狀甚至一直持續至喬治·華盛頓時代

From the dawn of man until around 1800,

人類文明從誕生伊始至公元1800年

the 98% of work done by humans

98%的生產工作靠人力

and the other 2% by other means never changed,

只有2％通過其他方式 這樣的情況

ever.

一直延續

This is over 7,000 years of recorded human history

這是超過7000年有記載的人類歷史

with absolutely ZERO change in this dynamic.

這樣的運作模式絲毫未變

This caused every society on the planet

這使得地球上的所有社會

to live in a Social Steady State,

都存在於一種"社會固定狀態"之中

which means there was no change in the rate of energy conversion at all.

這意味著能量轉化率上沒有任何改變

There was no fundamental change in how people worked to produce goods,

人類生產方式上 沒有任何本質上的改變

and so scarcity prevailed everywhere.

因此 匱乏得以普遍存在

Now just prior to the year 1800, a very significant event occurred.

在公元1800年左右 一個非常重要的事件發生了

In 1782, James Watt developed the first steam engine.

1782年 詹姆斯·瓦特發明了蒸汽機

This invention was the beginning of an entirely new way to do work.

這個發明開創了一種截然不同的工作方式

It was the beginning of the widespread use of non-human energy

也正是從那時候開始 非人力能源得以廣泛的應用

and since that time there has been an accelerated effort to build

隨後人類致力於研製

bigger, faster and more efficient machines to convert energy into work.

更大 更快 更有效率的機械 將能量轉化為勞動成果

That effort has spread throughout the world,

這種模式逐漸成為全球發展潮流

with the United States as a primary leader.

而其中美國是主要的先驅者

Over the next 100 years, from 1800 to 1900,

接下來的一個世紀 從公元1800年到1900年

we find that the two energy lines started changing significantly!

我們看到兩條能量線 開始翻天覆地的改變

The Non-Human Energy line moved up, and the Human Energy line moved down.

非人力能源線上升 而人力能源線下降

In America, studies were done in the 1920's

1920年代的美國 有學者對

to see what social impact this change was having.

該變化的社會效應進行研究

Data was gathered on every basic industry in North America,

研究人員對北美所有的基礎工業進行了數據採集

charting the growth of production, the rates of energy conversion,

跟蹤產量的增長 能量轉化率的變化

declining man hours, and the overall effects on employment.

工時的下降 以及對人力市場的綜合影響

It was predicted that if the trends continued at the same rate,

預計如果該趨勢的增長勢頭不變

the lines would cross and look like this.

兩條能源線將交叉 呈現這樣的狀態:

Humanity was evolving from a low energy society

隨著人類文明 從低效能社會

to a high energy society as the two lines switched places.

向高效能社會演進 兩條線將會互換位置

This new condition is the exact opposite of what had occured

新情形跟過去迥然相反 自有記錄以來的

all throughout recorded history, and that is no small change.

歷史將被改寫 這個變化翻天覆地

Time to get a bit technical, so bear with me:

以下內容會比較技術化 請諸位海涵

As of 1992, noted by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and Census,

根據美國財政和人口部門的統計數據 自1992年起

America had over 35.3 billion horsepower of installed prime movers.

美國原動機裝置的總馬力超過353億匹

What does that mean?

這意味著什麼呢?

Prime movers are mechanical engines, turbines, and work animals,

原動力裝置指的是機械引擎 渦輪 以及用以勞作的牲口

which originally convert fuels or force (such as wind or falling water)

這些裝置可以轉化燃料或動能 比如將風能 水能

into work and power. Let's break it down by person.

轉化成生產力或電力 我們再看看人均意義上的數據

Prior to 1800, the average society had an energy conversion

1800年之前 社會能量轉化的平均水平

of just 2000 kg calories per person.

為人均2000千焦

Does that number sound familiar?

這個數字聽著耳熟吧?

What is the calorie intake

這個數字不就是

that is labeled on virtually every food item you buy?

現在幾乎所有食品包裝上 都能看到的卡路里攝入量嗎?

A 2,000 calorie diet.

2000千焦的攝入量

So it makes sense that if people are the primary workers

所以 如果人力是主要的能源

their energy is limited by their average calorie intake.

產出的能量會受到卡路里攝入量的限制

Now back to 1992:

再回到1992年

35.3 Billion HP equals over 22 TRILLION kg calories

353億的人工勞力相當於22兆千焦的卡路里

and the population of the United States was just over 250 million people.

而當時的美國人口 僅是2億5千萬多一點

So in 1992, America was converting more then 89,000 kg calories per person

那麼在1992年 美國人均轉化了 超過8萬9千千焦的卡路里的

of just non-human energy.

非人力能源

That is over 44 times larger, a gain of over 4000%,

與1800年之前的社會相比

as compared to the average society prior to 1800.

這提高了43倍 增幅超過了4000%

This was a significant source of American growth and prosperity.

這對美國的繁榮富強有著重要意義

We were the first and only country

我們美國在當時是第一個 也是唯一一個

that was able to produce more then it could consume.

產能超過消耗的國家

Fast forward to today and consider these implications

快進至今天 試想這些對今天緊密聯繫的世界

in our globally connected world.

意味著怎樣巨大的影響

So what does the Monetary system have to do with all this?

那麼金融貨幣體系跟這一切又有什麼關係呢?

The Monetary system has started to falter over the past 90 years,

過去90多年以來 金融貨幣體系開始動搖

because the conditions of life on this planet have drastically changed.

因為這個星球上的生存環境 發生了巨大的變化

The two major requirements of the Monetary System to survive,

金融貨幣體系賴以存在的兩大支柱:

scarcity and growth, no longer truly exists.

匱乏和增長 不復真正存在

The globe has stabilized as far as growth is concerned

就增長而言 全球已趨於穩定

and scarcity has been eradicated by technology.

而科學技術消除了匱乏的存在

As a result, we've experienced serious economic problems,

結果 我們面臨嚴重的經濟問題

and any solution that has ever been tried has served only

而任何嘗試過的解決方案

as a patchwork solution of bubble gum

都只是治標不治本

in a cracking dam that is destined to break.

好比在決堤的大壩裂口上貼口香糖

No solution ever addresses the fundamental problem,

沒有任何方案觸及問題的本質

because to do so

因為這意味著要求