Permanence and Obselence

In today's world there are glimpses of a past woven deep with the idea of permanence. To create things in such a way that they would stand the test of time and assure that they would pass on some level of generational stability and a statement of their scientific prowess. These points in human history are signifiers of time and knowledge that has been lost to the modern world. These prime examples of human ingunity were not marked with the consumable aspects of our current "technological" advancements. What we display in our current world is a mastery over consumerism not over sustained applications. Easter Island, The Pyramids, and castles are just a few of the examples of permanent architecture in varying stages of permanence. Humanity used to build in ways that would last thousands of years. We exhibited an understanding and mastery of the laws of nature and of natural material science. One example of this was the Romans who built with materials that allowed their structures to self repair over time.

At one point much more recently some of the industrial leaders of humanity came together to solve a problem. This problem for them was creating things that lasted to long to properly lines their pockets with wealth. A famous example of this was the building of the lightbulb. Consumers would only buy them after extended periods of time if ever. This was a problem for the industrial leaders. They wanted to solve this problem they had by finding a way to have their customers purchase their product more frequently. The answer? Planned Obselence. This was a decision of design and marketing that changed the very foundation of the way humanity would build. From light bulbs to building materials and to everything in-between. This practice has found its way into every aspect of human society. This theology can even be found in the way human workers are viewed by many companies and people in positions of power. Not all people have this view but many do.

This same philosophy also leads to the massive instability that people are feeling in the world currently. This planned obsolescence is so pervasive that it has affected the lively hood of the overwhelming percentage of the population. Housing is unaffordable, groceries are unaffordable, services are unaffordable, and wages are unsustainable. This affects a large percentage of the population. You may be quick to attribute this to inflation. Let me pose this to you. Inflation is merely a byproduct of this entire dynamic. Less and less is being left to the generations as time goes on. Humanity has been turned into a ravenous swarm of locus in the face of consumerism. This entire philosophy has moved people further and further away from their dreams and aspirations as the years go by.

Humanity no longer seeks to create wonders and generational wealth. Humanity is surviving this world not thriving. There needs to be a change in the way the world functions. I propose the implementation of permanence.

The application of permanence

Implementation of practices of permanence is an ideal solution to many of the world's problems if not all of them. This is a mind set that acts as a catalyst for propelling humanity into the foreseeable future. Instead of focusing on making new materials or new compounds we should focus our efforts on the very real and practical applications of science that have existed for thousands of years. To work with the earth and use natural materials like clay and stone we are able to take a step into permanence. Now take the material we have now that is also more permanent like metals which are also natural materials that are built to last we can incorporate them with the earthy materials. Stone casting is an advanced technique that allows you to also implement modern materials.

Changing the mind set from consuming to creating allows humanity to explore and emphasize far more into fields and practices that allow humanity to focus on things that are truly important rather than merely attempting to survive for the overwhelming majority of the population. What I propose is a direct counter to obsolescence and disposability. A direct counter to a world that wants you to be enslaved by the consumerism that fuels the world power. This entire currently established system treats you as disposable, as replaceable, not as a human.

To clarify I am not suggesting a sudden and complete shift to this as it would cause massive issues. I am posing an implementation. A greater focus on material science and architecture and ethics. To spend time returning to human centric practices. This is something that is needed to shift humanity away from the depraved cycles we have been stuck on for hundreds of years. We need to fix these problems going forward but without completely rejecting the wisdom learned from our modern world.

The natural world has not been emphasized due to a single fact and a caveat. Nature cannot be patented (medicine, ect) and building for optimal longevity for both humanity and our infrastructure is not a consumable commodity.

Humanity is not a commodity. Humanity is not disposable. Humanity is not a slave species. We should stop allowing ourselves to be treated as such. We should stop building as such. We will stop complying as such.

Everything comes down to Permanence vs Obselence.

This is the knowledge and wisdom of the natural world and the knowledge and wisdom of The Father.