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circumstance. Convertibility among the different currencies is
ensured on the Net whenever that is needed. These different systems
interact as an organic whole, when each component continually
evolves to adapt to the demands and opportunities of the
environment in which n operates.
'Now let us see some of the main milestones which get us from the
last century's quandaries to what is being hailed at the Age of
Sustainable Abundance for humanity
Suddenly I saw me scene fading away in front of my eyes, and
found myself in a daze back in our own time. Much to my great
frustration, I may never know for sure how we got there...
Oh well, I should remain open to life's many surprises. I suppose.
The rest of this chapter provides the evidence supporting the
claims of the professors of 2020, evidence that is already available in
1999.
Defining Sustainable Abundance
Sustainable Abundance was defined earlier as the characteristics of
a society that satisfies its needs without diminishing the prospects of
future generations, while simultaneously providing freedom of
choice and creativity to as many people as possible (Chapter 4).
Notice that humanity is bound willy nilly to reach some day at least
one of the two components - sustainability. One can only argue over
how much time that will take, whether it will be achieved by design
or after a major breakdown, and whether conscious change can be
mobilised for this purpose.
The planet itself is sustainable. The open question is whether it will
include us.