Quote Originally Posted by Ronsam2006
That's a good way to assume things, but how can you say greed, anger and jealousy will not be there in this new world? Do you think those three emotions are only triggered by stuff like stupid drivers and bums? I don't think so, he is trying to create a world in which there will be no monetary system and everything will be self-sustainable. There is still room for emotions. There will still be crimes, but they would have probably dropped drastically. Since people will not be forced to commit crimes to put food on their table, I am thinking most crimes would be committed in this new world would be because of pure hate or jealousy. Just as technology would be taken to a new level, I also think a lot of other things would as well.
Our society is setup now, where the most rich and powerful live the best lives (at least that's what we're exposed to). Therefore, you give people this desire....and that desire can turn to envy and anger, when you see others having what you want.

You have a system where there isn't a social hierarchy, and there really is just no reason to be jealous of someone in a LOT of cases. There will still be jealousy over better looking people, or people with better personality traits.....getting a girl you want, etc. So I don't think it will be eliminated. However, these...."bad" traits that we possess, are currently EXPLOITED by our social system. This Venus Project idea tries to take focus away from that.

I personally believe that greed, anger, jealousy and other things could also be inflated by stress. Maybe I'm not so pissed off or greedy, but if my life goes to shit I may all of a sudden get pissed off at people who are making good money and/or have a beautiful wife and kids. Lower tension, in general, will help people cope MUCH better with things that may irritate them, I believe. There'd just be a LOT more stuff to focus on, and people wouldn't be so consumed by this stuff.