Continued Studies - 03/03/2005

PROXIMITY

GESTATION

03-03-2005

Continued Notes

From The

Independent Studies

Of

David A. Archer

02/15/1968

Observations

Pertaining To

Social Consistencies

Within The Idea

Of

Proximity Gestation

(r.f.p.p.s.h.)

03-03-2005

In Chapter VI of Tracy’s “Treatise On Political Economy,” he speaks of what it is that creates the value of things (money in particular). He then speaks of the distribution of riches in Chapter VIII, citing the division in society between the wealthy and the poor.

What is it really then that decides which is, in effect, which? As he has established, those who may be monetarily poor, are very much a larger part of what lends value to the given example of money – in several ways, many of which no longer are prominent in modern society. The first of those being artisanship – that level of caring and involvement with a persons trade that begets an intangible, as well as a physical level of quality in caring which in turn begets a level of value and worth in combination with other factors.

Such attention and the opportunity to invoke such attentions are fast becoming extinct.

Those who have managed to amass a fortune in monetary scrip, have little concern for anything else, and such limited concerns as has been proven time and again throughout history – is easily a path to devaluing it. Especially in the modern day, such misplaced concern is overwhelmingly the normal attitude – leaving what should be the proper concern (in my opinion) for such worth, to fewer and fewer.

It is necessary to tend and be concerned about the value of such scrip, though in my opinion it is that such should be directed toward insuring the said qualities within the artisanship involved in a given example trade. Maintaining an area within society where those who truly add to value, can in fact perform.

Modern focus seems very much to be on lowering costs at all costs, and producing volume of product that is manufactured with little of the stated involvement and attention. This removes the importance of the individual, and as well- a certain aspect of worth. This removing of individual importance can easily become a danger to the general public as well, but that I will explore in further notes and studies.

I do acknowledge the socio-political aspect of efforts toward removing any advantage one person may have over another regarding said artisanship and talent – but that as well, is “equality” in the unhealthy direction of crippling all for the sake of a few, as I have mentioned.

Now again to continue with the point at hand, this direction of production “en mass” is very efficient but carries dangers of that misplaced focus I have mentioned. In some instances to a point of endangering those who are considered consumers as well.

The “game” then becomes a cycle of amassing monies through cutting costs at the expense of other things, then paying off those that may cite such dangers- or even out and out taking over such standard setting entities themselves. In some cases, no pay off is necessary should coercion or other forms of bribery suit the situation. On a larger level, the “deal” could be made between concerned parties to allow such slack in quality for profit, to as well profit some other interest through the heightened need of their product post consumption of the other.

All of that acts again, to devalue the very thing those who have chosen that misplaced concern as priority – claim to have done it for. It’s the “quick score” so to speak, but when that cycle of instant “success” then becomes standard operating procedure… the obvious effect soon takes hold.

This then sets into play another cycle of never having enough – the more a person amasses in that manner, the less any commonalities of scrip/service or product are worth throughout the given society. ~

In Chapter IX, he addresses population.

I find a humorous coincidence in one of his descriptions – though it is in a darker sense of humor.

He describes how it is that a civilized society propagates and finds means to support larger families. He continues to cite that “savage” populations are “stationary” and far less numerous mostly, he cites, because of means.

He cites a lack of sound ideas of social states – which lead to many wars which are continual. Vengeance which is atrocious and women and old men being abandoned… all resulting in misfortune and suffering.

The humorous part I see in this, is his description of “savage” people and their society is very much similar to modern American society. Mostly due in my opinion, to that state of ignorance – that “being elevated in station….” He even notes a lack of ability for raising their children, which again I see as more prominent in modern versions of our society.

Being somewhat familiar with the indigenous peoples of North America, I know it isn’t their societies that are being referenced.

The sadder part of that realization is that much of the United States is/was designed with particular emulations of said indigenous peoples and their societies.

Which “savages” then, have we abandoned our brilliant beginnings to accommodate and emulate within our modern society?

At times there are even children conceived in the United States to purposefully be abandoned.

Entire families of young children live in squalor and addiction, for the purpose of government checks every month.

In some areas and instances, such is promoted to insure the need to utilize the dilapidating and compromised governmental structure.

I am curious to see if Tracy is going to address more in depth, the causes and perhaps remedies of such failings within governments of his day, further in this Treatise as I now read on.

On a rather eerie note, he has already noted in a foot note – the dangers of such developments pertaining to the United States Government and its vulnerabilities.

I am curious as well to when it was that sight of such warnings and discussions was lost to obscurity and greed?

How is it that a person such as myself, from a very humble background would have insight and a near natural understanding of these things – where many in “lofty” positions in this day and age – seem ignorant of even such publications? Much less a certain obligation to exercise substance found in such publications?

How is it that they can enjoy the benefit that such knowledge built and produced, without tending it, when I am hard pressed to find a hot meal? Much less insure my gainful employment through exceptional and consistent performance – being very much an innate part of tending such designs?