A 5-Year Action Plan for the EU

Introduction

Program Outline

1. Solving the Demographic Problem in EU Countries

   The goal is to create demographically sustainable European countries.
   
   Solution: a progressive scale of additional monthly compensation for parents’ labor: €100, €300, and €1,000 per month for each subsequent child in the family.
   
   Such a measure would encourage families to have a third child, which would make the demographic situation in the EU manageable and stable in the long term. It is important to note here that stable demographics are also a guarantee of the stability of the pension system, which is based on generational continuity, as is the case, for example, in Germany. I would also like to note that we are not talking here about “children for money,” but specifically about compensation for the parents’ labor.
   
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   Currently, socially significant work such as raising children in families is not considered “real” work but is done “just because,” almost for free. But in essence, this is a matter of the utmost importance, upon which, among other things, the bright future of the European Union depends. The essence of the reform is that spouses raising children should be considered individuals with additional employment responsibilities and should receive compensation from the state. In monetary terms, this could be implemented as an additional payment of €100, €300, and €1,000 net per month, respectively, for the first, second, and third child until they reach the age of majority. Thus, a family with three children will receive an additional €1,400 in compensation. It also implies maintaining current child benefits for each child in full. In other words, we are specifically talking about additional compensation for parents’ labor.
   
   It should be noted that within the European Union, only citizens of EU countries will be eligible for the aforementioned state assistance.
   
   If the above-mentioned reform is implemented, parents (at least one of them, typically the mother) will have the opportunity to devote themselves entirely to raising their children. In this case, as children grow up and benefit payments cease, such individuals need to return to work. This can be achieved either through on-the-job retraining or through state-funded retraining and professional development courses.
   
   Based on statistics on marriages and divorces [ 3 ] It is necessary to forecast possible future developments in this area.
   
   
   A bit of theory:
   
   A clear picture of fertility rates—both globally and by individual country—can be obtained by looking at the global population counter [ 4 ]. It is evident how rapidly the global population is growing, but at the same time, the population is declining in many EU countries. Fertility rates should maintain the EU’s population at a constant level or lead to its controlled growth. Table [ 5 ], which the author of this Program compiled based on publicly available sources, reflects the demographic situation in EU countries as of early 2020. It can be seen that in approximately half of the EU countries, the death rate exceeds the birth rate.
   
   The reasons for the decline in fertility rates in developed countries are well described in the article “Demographic Transition” [ 6 ]. The three main ones are listed below:
   
   

   • The transition from an agrarian to an urban society: in agrarian societies, children were viewed as additional labor and a guarantee of the continuation of the family line. With the development of urbanization and industry, this economic rationale is lost, leading to a decline in the birth rate;
   • Changes in children’s education and upbringing: In developed countries, children must spend a long time in school to obtain qualifications, which makes them a burden on their parents in terms of time and finances. This leads to a desire to have fewer children;
   • Increasing women’s education and independence: educated women with career ambitions often choose to have fewer children or opt out of motherhood altogether;

   
   This is a natural, objective process, and in the long term, if no action is taken, all countries will be forced to face declining birth rates and shrinking populations. Another problem is that most couples with one or two children generally do not consider that it is precisely because of this number of children in their families that the population is rapidly declining. The number of people who choose not to have children for principled reasons—the so-called “childfree”—is steadily increasing. Here are two informative articles on this topic [ 7 , 8 ]. It is important to understand that today, more and more people are realizing that, in today’s world, having children means a very long-term loss of freedom, peace of mind, and money. It is precisely for this reason that it is essential to compensate parents for the work involved in raising children.
   
   
   The financial aspect of the issue, using Germany as an example:
   
   In Germany, the birth rate for 2022 was 739,000 new people [ 9 ], while the death rate stood at 1.06 million people [ 10 ]. The number of families with three or more children in Germany is 1,524,000 [ 11 ]. Once this proposal to stimulate fertility is implemented, the number of large families could double, reaching 3 million. Unfortunately, the author was unable to find statistics specifically for families with three or more children. But let’s simplify the problem and assume that the average monthly benefit for a large family will be €1,000. From this, it is easy to calculate the necessary budgetary funds as 3,000,000 × 1,000€ × 12. In total, an additional €36 billion will be required. This is an impressive figure, but everything is relative. By way of comparison, spending on refugees in Germany in 2023 will amount to exactly the same [ 12 ] with a budget of over €400 billion [ 13 ]. Wouldn’t it be better to reallocate funds from refugee-related budget items toward doubling the country’s own birth rate? We will discuss this topic further in the section of this Program devoted to migration policy.
   
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2. Migration Policy and LGBT Policy

   • the introduction of a five-year moratorium on the admission of refugees in order to increase the EU’s own birth rate;
   • LGBT policy;

   
   First and foremost, it should be noted that policymakers in the EU generally do not distinguish between labor migration, refugees, and irregular migration, referring to all three completely different phenomena with a single term—“migrants.” This conflation leads to confusion in both statements and actions. It is clear that the labor migration of skilled professionals contributes to the economic growth of any country, whereas the influx of large numbers of refugees and undocumented migrants leads to a crisis and potentially poses a threat to national security. Current EU policies regarding refugees and undocumented migrants, as well as, to some extent, policies concerning the LGBT community, contain elements of radical left-wing ideas.
   
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   Migration Policy: Introduction of a Five-Year Moratorium on Refugee Admissions to Promote Higher Domestic Birth Rates
   
   In light of the exceptional situation that has arisen regarding the reception of refugees and undocumented migrants in EU countries, and in Germany in particular, the author sees a need to impose a five-year moratorium and suspend the Geneva Convention.
   
   At present, due to the excessive and uncontrolled influx of refugees in both Germany and many other European Union countries, there is a threat to national security. This is evidenced by the overload on government agencies, social tensions within society, the potential threat of parties with radical views coming to power, a surge in crime, and the emergence of “parallel societies” with values that differ from those of EU countries.
   
   Thus, in media reports [ 14 ] It states that investigative authorities and courts in Germany are severely overburdened. This points to a significant increase in crime rates due to the influx of illegal migrants and refugees, leading to a failure to investigate numerous criminal incidents and, in effect, to impunity.
   
   In the future, once the moratorium on accepting refugees expires, it will be necessary to implement a strict and controlled migration policy aimed at sustaining economic growth and social stability. After all, the residents of EU countries have the right to a safe living environment.
   
   It is clear that the labor migration of professionals—that is, motivated and educated people—contributes to economic growth. Meanwhile, an excessive influx of refugees—particularly the uncontrolled portion of it—contributes to social instability, and the economic impact of their integration is difficult to predict and may, on the whole, be negative.
   
   The author believes that instead of striving to welcome as many refugees as possible into our own homes—that is, into the European Union—it would be far more effective to strive to improve living standards and security “on the ground.” This is a necessary condition for long-term, stable peace. This is discussed in greater detail in the section of this Program titled “Assistance in the Development of Countries with the Lowest GDP per Capita.”
   
   Refugees fleeing war should be classified as a separate group. We must strive to create conditions for accommodating such refugees in neighboring countries by providing acceptable housing conditions, thereby preventing their mass migration to EU countries. Such a measure will contribute to social stability within EU countries.
   
   In 2023, for example, Germany planned to spend the impressive sum of €36 billion on refugees [ 12 ]. These expenditures cover various aspects, including housing, integration programs, healthcare, education, and social benefits.
   
   The author believes that it would be far wiser to direct the funds mentioned above toward encouraging a doubling of Germany’s own birth rate in order to ensure that it exceeds the death rate and to stabilize the demographics of both Germany itself and the EU as a whole in the long term.
   
   
   
   LGBT Policy
   
   Given the historical context, namely that gay men and lesbians, both in the past and today in some countries, have been and continue to be subjected to persecution and unfair treatment by society, and also taking into account the equality of all living beings in light of the divine origin of consciousness, efforts must be directed toward achieving full equality in rights and treatment for gay men and lesbians throughout the world.
   
   At the same time, it is necessary to prevent society from fostering “artificial” LGBT individuals. To achieve this, propaganda must be eliminated. In essence, the LGBT community is a minority that does not possess any advantages or particular values that the rest of society should emulate.
   
   Experiments on children are unacceptable. Legalizing the placement of children with same-sex couples is an experiment. Moreover, this is an experiment with a clear range of potential consequences. Several decades from now, adults who were raised in LGBT families and have only now come to realize the impact of such an environment on the formation of their personalities will inevitably file lawsuits against the states and leaders who legalized such experiments. In order to prevent the creation of “artificial” LGBT individuals and to eliminate potential risks to personal development, this practice must be abandoned.
   
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3. Introduction of a unified electronic survey system

   Imagine this: every Friday, as a matter of habit, people open the app and answer a few relevant questions. Furthermore, governing bodies act in accordance with the will of society. No civil protests, street unrest, tensions, or divisions within society. This is simply a dream come true for any democratic state.
   
   It is clear that an electronic voting system is far more effective than traditional “paper-based” voting or a referendum. The main advantages will be the low cost of conducting surveys, as well as the centralized provision of related information (for example, about presidential and parliamentary candidates and their campaign platforms). An additional assessment of the quality of each question will prevent potential manipulation of public opinion.
   
   It is absolutely essential to implement this approach as soon as possible. Yes, the security of online surveys will be a top priority. And, to jump ahead a bit, I’ll say that ensuring security won’t require reinventing the internet. All the necessary technologies already exist. The author is convinced that swift and effective interaction between governing bodies and their citizens is a necessary condition for the sustainable development of society.
   
   The electronic polling system is an element of “direct democracy” [ 15 ] under which the very need for protest demonstrations would disappear. For example, Switzerland has been operating under a system of direct democracy for about 150 years [ 16 ]. This fosters a sense of responsibility and develops the ability to see how individual decisions impact the future of society.
   
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   This refers to a smartphone app linked to a special version of the citizen’s electronic passport. The source code for the voting system must be open. This makes it possible to identify all vulnerabilities in a timely manner with the help of independent security experts (including those working for a fee).
   
   This refers to several levels of audience reach: the entire world, a group of countries (e.g., the EU), a country, a region within a country, a city, as well as any other group of people, such as employees of a company or a school class. The application must be truly versatile and, at the same time, easy to use.
   
   The standard will be an assessment of the quality of each survey conducted. To this end, two additional sub-questions must be included for each individual question. Based on the responses to these questions, a survey rating of the poll organizers and a measure of trust in each question will be generated. Examples of additional sub-questions:
   
   

   • Rate the overall balance and relevance of the question on a 10-point scale. Possible answer: 7 points;
   • Rate the potential for opinion manipulation in this question on a 10-point scale. Here, 0 indicates no manipulation—the topic is fully covered—while 10 points indicates pure manipulation; the question should be phrased differently. Possible answer: 3 points;

   
   The style of the questions themselves should also become standard, aimed at developing statistical and global thinking. Answers to the questions should primarily involve numbers. You can also simply select the option: “The question is irrelevant; I will not answer it.” Here are a couple of examples:
   
   

   • Please rate, on a 10-point scale, the importance of long-term forecasts in politics. In this case, we’re talking about a forecast for the next 30 years. Is it important for you to understand the state of society from this perspective? Possible answer: 8 points (this is certainly important);
   • Estimate, in billions of euros, the upper limit of budgetary funds that Germany can spend on the care and integration of refugees and undocumented migrants, including expenses for deportation, border security, and detention. Possible answer: 40 billion euros (actual average data for 2023 and 2024);

   
   For reference: The 2017 Bundestag elections cost taxpayers 92 million euros [ 17 ].
   
   In Germany, there is an interesting example of a service called “Wahl-O-Mat” [ 18 ]. The essence of the service is that, after receiving answers to a specially prepared list of questions, the system will calculate your political orientation as a percentage relative to each party or candidate. Unfortunately, however, there is no way to evaluate the quality or the manipulative nature of the questions.
   
   
   Possible technical implementation
   
   The electronic survey system must ensure both maximum ease of use and unmatched, cryptographically verifiable security. Ease of use implies a smartphone app. However, security requirements necessitate an additional, separate device. Such a device—again, for the sake of simplicity—could be a card with a passive NFC (Near Field Communication) e-Ink display, implemented as a new-generation citizen’s passport. The final decision is confirmed outside the smartphone, on the map. If a smartphone is infected, it can display anything, but the card only records what you saw on its screen and confirmed.
   
   The technology for ultra-thin, flexible, color e-Ink displays with passive power supply via NFC—without batteries or rechargeable cells—already exists. The display size will match the size of the map. By the way, the screen of the first iPhones was about the same size. It may be necessary to increase the resolution of e-Ink displays to the level of that first iPhone.
   
   Moving forward, the survey structure could work as follows:
   
   

   • The smartphone displays the question text, graphs/links, explanations, and discussion;
   • The user selects/enters answers on a smartphone as a draft (for convenience);
   • The smartphone transmits a package—consisting of the question, selected answers, and metadata—to the citizen’s passport (a card with passive NFC and e-Ink).
   • The app automatically verifies the question’s signature (i.e., it recognizes that this is an “official question” and not a fake from an infected phone);
   • The card displays on its e-ink screen, briefly and unambiguously, what it is about to sign/record, for example:
   • A few lines on the question itself in full
     
   • Rating: 8
     
   • Balance and relevance: 7/10
     
   • Manipulativeness: 3/10
     
   • Hash: 7F2C-19A6 (a short hash/fingerprint is needed to prevent someone from slipping in different text under the same number)
   • You confirm on the map (one touch area/button);
   • The card issues a “ballot container” (signature/encryption/receipt), and the smartphone simply sends it over the internet;
   • Later, you (or an observer) can check the receipt to verify that the ballot has been recorded/published in the registry and counted correctly (this is already a layer of end-to-end verifiability);

   
   This technology, in a slightly modified form, can also be used to log in to websites without a username and password, which also significantly simplifies internet use.
   
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4. Labor Law Reforms

   • a four-day workweek at the citizens’ discretion;

   
   Flexible choice of workweek length as an alternative to unconditional basic income. As a result, citizens will have the opportunity to earn good money while having enough free time to pursue their ideas and creative projects—or simply to enjoy a good rest.
   
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   The idea of an unconditional basic income (UBI) is widely discussed. In the author’s opinion, this approach has a significant drawback. Namely, people’s loss of incentive to work. The author is confident that this phenomenon could become widespread if UBI programs are launched. This will be followed by negative consequences such as a loss of meaning in life, depression, cultural decline, and others.
   
   An alternative to the 40-hour workweek—but without the drawback described above—would be flexible options for the length of the workweek. In the employment contract, it can be set at four or five days.
   
   Citizens who spend less money because they recognize the futility of a consumerist lifestyle will be free to enter into an employment contract with their employer to reduce the length of the workweek. In other words, that very basic income is already achievable today for many citizens with a four-day workweek. It is clear that over time, with steady economic growth, the standard of living for these people will catch up to today’s standard of living for those working a full workweek. This is one of the goals of this Program.
   
   In many cases, it will be convenient for citizens to work four days a week and, accordingly, have three days off. Three days off is like a mini-vacation every week. That would be wonderful.
   
   It is the number of workdays, not the number of hours, that should be reduced, as this more effectively alleviates the strain on the transportation system.
   
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5. Reforms in the Financial Sector

   • elimination of cash;
   • elimination of opaque financial flows;
   • the creation of an independent EU payment system;
   • the creation of a centralized repository for access to historical EU market data;
   • elimination of the annual tax return;
   • the introduction of a flat tax rate;
   • Abolishing the practice of negative interest rates on citizens’ deposits;
   • The author’s opinion on global digital currency and Bitcoin;

   
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   Abandoning Cash
   
   It is clear that increasing the transparency of cash flows will make it more difficult to carry out financial fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion, which is undoubtedly a positive development. Eliminating cash will help in the fight against terrorism and organized crime, as well as increase labor efficiency and reduce the environmental footprint.
   
   Some people fear that if we transition to a completely cashless payment system, the government will be able to restrict citizens’ freedom by arbitrarily freezing their accounts. To prevent such behavior on the part of the state, it will be necessary to enact appropriate laws. After all, digital money is the inevitable future. Let’s take a bold step in that direction.
   
   Special measures will be needed to guarantee the preservation of capital for wealthy individuals. When converting cash into digital form, there should be no investigations into the origin of these funds. Furthermore, there should be no deductions, “legalization taxes,” or the like. For such people, everything will start with a clean slate, with the transfer of all capital into the formal economy. It should be clarified here that this is not about protecting criminals; but rather that, due to the current possibility of concealing illicit capital through cash and offshore zones that allow for anonymity, the regulator may not be able to monitor this portion of the money supply. To create incentives for the voluntary transition of capital to a fully transparent world of electronic money, citizens must be granted immunity from state persecution. If, however, after the transition to electronic money, someone decides to break the law, then, of course, there will no longer be any immunity.
   
   All the technical means for transitioning to electronic money already exist—namely, electronic cards and electronic payment systems (Apple Pay, etc.). All that needs to be done is to stop printing cash.
   
   
   Elimination of Non-Transparent Financial Flows
   
   It is essential to refuse to work with companies registered in offshore zones and other locations around the world where there is an opportunity to commit financial crimes and launder money. I would note that some steps in this direction have already been taken [ 19 ].
   
   
   Establishment of an Independent EU Payment System
   
   It is necessary to create the EU’s own fully electronic, independent payment system. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas first spoke about this initiative [ 20 ]. It is absolutely essential to bring this initiative to fruition.
   
   
   Creation of a centralized pool for access to historical EU market data
   
   An obvious gap in the EU market. This refers to creating a system similar to Yahoo.Finance for the U.S., only better and tailored for the EU. As a result, we will see a number of benefits.
   
   

   • Transparency and competition. Unified access to price and volume history across all EU trading venues reduces information asymmetry and breaks the monopoly of “data available only to major players”;
   • It’s more cost-effective for the economy. The standardization of formats and licenses eliminates duplicate purchases and integrations among banks, brokers, researchers, fintech companies, and regulators;
   • Better regulation and oversight. Comparable data across the EU accelerates the detection of market manipulation, conflicts of interest, liquidity anomalies, and systemic risks;
   • Accelerating innovation. Startups and universities don’t need an “all-inclusive subscription”: there is now a solid foundation for risk models, algorithmic trading, stress tests, and research replications;
   • Lowering barriers for investors. Retail and institutional investors gain access to comparable analytics on any EU issuers and exchanges, including smaller markets;
   • A “default” single market. Common standards for identifiers (ISIN/LEI/MIC), corporate actions, and events make it easy to compare and analyze securities from any country and EU trading venue as part of a single system;
   • Strategic autonomy. The EU is less dependent on external suppliers and political and commercial restrictions on access;

   
   
   Elimination of the annual tax return
   
   The next logical step would be to eliminate the annual tax return. This needs to be done, at the very least, for salaried employees. The requirement to file annual tax returns has led to the creation of a massive bureaucratic behemoth. In its current form, the tax return system in Germany is a very cumbersome way of distributing subsidies to the public through tax credit compensation. A significant portion of this consists of commuting expenses to and from work. Therefore, eliminating the annual tax return will be a natural next step following the introduction of free public transportation (see the relevant thesis) and the transition to electronic money. Financial and tax authorities should automatically receive the information necessary for calculations.
   
   Let me repeat: mandatory declarations are a massive bureaucratic apparatus that forces citizens to beg the state for small compensations—it would be far more appropriate to raise the general standard of living for citizens and put an end to the practice of declarations.
   
   
   Introduction of a flat tax rate
   
   Or the elimination of diverse tax classes. In Germany, there are six different tax classes. After living in this country for more than a decade, the author of this program has concluded that such a wide variety of tax brackets leads to unnecessary inconveniences and complications for citizens. I propose introducing a flat tax rate or a single tax bracket.
   
   
   Abandoning the practice of negative interest rates on citizens’ deposits
   
   ... no comment ...
   
   
   The author’s opinion on global digital currency and Bitcoin
   
   Bitcoin, which aspires to be a global currency, has a number of significant drawbacks. Let’s list them:
   
   

   • A massive environmental footprint and pointless computations. Billions of processors perform computations for the sake of computation, consuming enormous amounts of electricity and water—in short: total inefficiency;
   • The need to pay “tips” for every transfer, which makes payments for inexpensive goods pointless;
   • Low transaction throughput;
   • The need to store large volumes of transaction history data (not just your own, but that of all participants in the payment system) on every device;
   • Lack of transparency for financial institutions in democratic countries. This fact encourages criminal elements or countries with totalitarian regimes to use cryptocurrencies in their activities;
   • An underdeveloped mechanism for refunding funds in the event of fraud;

   
   But overall, the author finds the very idea of a single global currency appealing. This has the potential to stimulate international tourism and business.
   
   
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6. Transportation reforms

   • A phased transition to free electric public transportation;
   • Further development of infrastructure for electric bicycle transportation;
   • Widespread installation of autonomous electronic display boards at every public transportation stop;
   • abolishing the distinction between first- and second-class citizens;
   • stimulating the development of autopilot systems;
   • additional measures to improve the quality of passenger transportation;

   
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   A phased transition to free electric public transportation
   
   Objectives and benefits: convenient and efficient transportation of people, reduced atmospheric emissions, relief of traffic congestion, resolution of traffic jams, reduction in the number of car accidents, and freeing up space currently occupied by parking spots.
   
   This refers not only to free intra-city public transportation but also to commuter and regional trains.
   
   The endless proliferation of cars—and, consequently, the parking spaces and garages required for them—represents an incredible excess in terms of material intensity and resource consumption, including the consumption of living space. At the same time, it is important to understand that the transportation system—or, more broadly, the movement of people and goods—is essential to the functioning of the economy. Therefore, the fewer barriers (the need to pay) and bottlenecks (traffic jams) there are in this system, the more vigorously the economy will grow. We need to clearly understand where development should be driven by business and competition, and where government initiative is needed. The additional burden on the budget resulting from the implementation of this proposal will be offset by increased revenue from other sectors of the economy.
   
   It is also important to take into account that charging fares for public transportation entails inevitable additional expenses for ticket inspectors’ salaries and infrastructure. The latter includes ticket vending machines, including those that accept cash, which require regular maintenance. Clearly, this is not an efficient use of funds.
   
   Imagine that to get to your destination, all you’d need to do is tap a location on your smartphone’s map app, plan a route, and then simply drive there. You no longer need to figure out which smartphone app to use or how to buy a ticket; you don’t need to waste a single minute of your time—just hop on public transportation and head toward your destination. This is the real-world experience of transportation in Luxembourg. This European country has already introduced a system of free public transportation. At the same time, the trams and buses are clean, not overcrowded, and pleasing to the eye with their attractive design.
   
   Here, it is necessary to back up these arguments with figures. Thus, from [ 13 ] We learn that the German Ministry of Transportation’s expenditures in 2019 will total €29 billion, while its revenues will amount to €9 billion. In other words, to cover all the costs of free public transportation, we need to allocate an additional €9 billion from the budget. With a total budget of €356 billion, I do not see this as particularly difficult. But, as mentioned above, the benefits of this step are obvious.
   
   It is worth noting that in Germany (I often compare it to Germany because I have lived here for over 10 years), discussions about free public transportation have been ongoing since 2018 [ 21 ]. There are both critics and supporters of this idea. Critics cite arguments such as the financial implications and the potential for public transportation to become overcrowded and littered. I am confident that with a phased transition of public transportation to a free system, all problems that arise can be resolved at the appropriate level. This is especially true given that in most developed countries, maintaining cleanliness and order is a well-established way of life.
   
   In implementing this proposal, the top priority will be to restore the punctuality of public transportation (which is particularly relevant for Germany). This figure must be raised to at least 95% of all arriving vehicles. At the same time, electrification in this sector must be brought to 100%.
   
   It is clear that in car-manufacturing countries, particularly in Germany, there will be a decline in automobile production. We will have to go through this process in order to ultimately achieve a revitalized society that does not suffer from an excess of private vehicles. A society that is more environmentally friendly, more efficient, and happier. It is important to understand that the overproduction of environmentally harmful, metal-intensive products is counterproductive.
   
   At the same time, we must not forget that any private vehicle—including electric ones—will amount to about two metric tons of waste at the end of its life cycle. And the number of car tires—which also pollute the environment as they wear out—is simply astronomical.
   
   
   Further development of infrastructure for electric bicycle transportation
   
   The modern electric bicycle has sparked a “quiet” revolution and changed many people’s views on travel, outdoor recreation, and even freight transport [ 22 ]. Therefore, it is necessary to further develop both bicycle lanes and a network of autonomous fast-charging stations. According to the calculation [ 23 ] It has been shown that electricity consumption per 1 km per person is 10 times lower for an electric bicycle than for an electric car. This mode of transportation does not waste energy; virtually all of it is converted into motion.
   
   
   Widespread installation of autonomous electronic display boards at every public transportation stop
   
   In Germany, as in many other EU countries, public transportation stops feature convenient digital displays showing real-time traffic conditions. At present, due to difficulties with installation and connection, far from all bus stops are equipped with such devices. It is proposed to make these electronic display boards fully self-sufficient by using ultra-low-power screens and solar panels installed vertically so that they do not get covered with snow during the winter months. Each such display will be easy to install at any public transportation stop without the need for a physical connection to the power grid or a data transmission channel, and will immediately display the necessary information.
   
   
   Eliminating the distinction between first and second class
   
   On trains and airplanes, there is still a distinction between first and second class. But this is a relic of the past: aristocrats and the poor, farmhands and landowners, slaves and their masters—remember? Class divisions in transportation corresponded to class differences in society. It’s high time to put an end to this outrage [ 24 ]. Meanwhile, first-class sections are almost always empty. The point is that priority should be given not to the wealthiest people, but to passengers with children.
   
   Here it is worth recalling Ludwig Erhard, the architect of the German economic miracle [ 25 ]. For him, the market and the market economy were not ends in themselves, but rather a means to achieve social goals—in particular, overcoming class divisions in society and maximizing the development of the country’s creative potential (from the preface to the book *Prosperity for All* [ 26 ]).
   
   
   Promoting the Development of Autonomous Driving Systems
   
   Promoting the development of electric vehicles, free public transportation, and autonomous driving systems should be one of the government’s priorities. Autonomous driving and free public transportation will lead to a significant reduction in private car traffic on the roads, which will relieve congestion and free up parking spaces. In turn, a reduction in automobile production will have a positive impact on the environment. It goes without saying that the main benefit of implementing autonomous driving will be a reduction in traffic fatalities.
   
   
   Additional measures to improve the quality of passenger transportation
   
   There is also an idea to revise the waste collection system on trains: currently, on many trains in Germany, small trash bins are mounted on the side panels opposite the tables and seats. Undoubtedly, this offers some convenience for passengers, but, on the other hand, it is extremely unhygienic: first, these containers lack a special waterproof liner, which leads to spills—such as from discarded coffee cups—directly inside the container. Second, and this is just awful, when a cleaner walks through all the train cars, leaning over passengers and using his hands—wearing the dirtiest gloves—to scoop trash out of these bins. Solution: Maintain a single centralized waste collection point per railcar.
   
   Trains should be equipped with more user-friendly screens to display information about stops, schedules, and travel speeds. Additionally, where appropriate, display a visual map of travel routes.
   
   The practice of displaying advertisements on information screens in trains should be discontinued.
   
   It is also advisable to discontinue the practice of coupling different trains that travel a certain portion of the route as a single unit and are then split into two parts, each of which continues in a different direction. This misleads passengers, especially foreigners; it’s impossible to get used to it. I would also include the issue of multiple trains arriving at the same platform at the same time—which is very inconvenient for ordinary citizens. Generally speaking, transportation is one of those fields where there is a high demand for people who can make complex systems simple for the end user. After all, the goal is the same: people should not face difficulties when they want to get from “point A to point B.”
   
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7. Energy sector reforms

   • What should the energy sector of the future look like?
   • Challenges of the transition to hydrogen;
   • the potential of deep-drilling geothermal energy;
   • a program to adapt housing stock to heat;

   
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   What should the energy sector of the future look like?
   
   First and foremost, it should be noted that about 70% of the energy consumed by humanity is thermal energy. The remainder of the global energy balance consists of electricity. As it happens, the agenda in most EU countries focuses solely on transitioning electricity generation to renewable sources. There is very little information available about switching cities’ heating and hot water systems from fossil fuels to alternative sources. Today, we are witnessing rapid development in both renewable, environmentally friendly energy sources and coal- and gas-fired thermal power plants that pollute the planet’s atmosphere.
   
   Nuclear power stands apart—it produces no carbon dioxide emissions, but it does produce radioactive waste that remains hazardous for thousands of years. In addition, nuclear power plants have, on average, a fairly low efficiency—about 32%. That is, when generating 1 GW of power, 2 GW is dissipated as heat. By comparison, gas-steam turbines achieve an efficiency of up to 64%. Is it even possible to do without nuclear energy and hydrocarbons? Is it possible to build an energy system based solely on renewable, environmentally friendly energy sources?
   
   Solar energy in Europe is practically nonexistent in winter, on cloudy days, and at night. Wind power plants are also characterized by unstable energy production, which depends on wind availability. In winter, they may freeze up and be unable to generate electricity, although such cases are rare. Hydropower is stable but has limited capacity.
   
   
   Challenges of the Transition to Hydrogen
   
   Germany has concluded that hydrogen can serve as a global energy carrier. The author of this program performed the calculation for Germany [ 27 ] and drew the following conclusions: to store the hydrogen needed to heat and power the country during the winter, we will need at least 13.5 times more underground storage facilities than currently exist in Germany. For reference: not every natural gas storage facility is suitable for hydrogen as well. Thus, the challenges facing hydrogen energy and energy systems relying solely on environmentally friendly energy sources, such as wind and solar, are evident. However, the use of hydrogen cannot be ruled out in certain specific areas of life, such as long-haul passenger aircraft and space rockets.
   
   
   The Potential of Deep-Drilling Geothermal Energy
   
   The third—and, in the author’s opinion, the best—solution for the present time is the widespread use of geothermal energy. This primarily involves deep (up to 10 km) drilling into the Earth. On Wikipedia [ 28 ] The following figure is cited: the energy stored underground at depths of up to 3,000 meters is enough to supply the entire human race for 100,000 years! These are simply incredible figures, and they mean that just one percent of this energy could power humanity for 1,000 years.
   
   To date, dozens of deep wells have been drilled in Germany, with the maximum depth reaching 7 km. The temperature of the underground rock at the bottom of these wells ranges from 40°C to 374°C, and the available thermal power ranges from hundreds of kilowatts to tens of megawatts per well. Thus, even today, a single deep well is capable of providing hot water and winter heating for an entire neighborhood in a city—that is, thousands of apartments. And all of this works without any heat pumps—hot water from underground can be fed directly into residential buildings. Moreover, geothermal energy, unlike energy from sources such as the sun and wind, is quite stable—that is, it does not depend on the time of day or the season. Geographically speaking, geothermal energy is available virtually anywhere on our planet.
   
   It should be noted here that deep-drilling wells are capable of directly generating steam for the steam turbines of power generators. However, the efficiency of this conversion is extremely low (about 25%), and during the warmer months, a significant amount of heat must be released into the atmosphere. Therefore, generating electricity using steam from deep wells makes sense only during the cold season, when the waste heat can be used to heat buildings.
   
   Geothermal energy has two main drawbacks: first, the high cost of drilling—currently running into the millions of euros per well. This shortcoming can be easily overcome with adequate government incentives for the industry. The second drawback of geothermal energy is more serious—it can, in rare cases, trigger underground tremors or small earthquakes. As far as we know, this is due to the technology used to extract heat from deep within the Earth. Currently, this technology involves an open-loop water system, i.e., pumping water into a well under high pressure and extracting (forcing out) hot water from another well. The author proposes minimizing the impact on underground soil layers and implementing a fully closed-loop water system. This requires the development of new technology. And it’s worth it.
   
   As of now (late 2025), we are witnessing the implementation of the world’s first deep-drilling technology featuring a branched system of closed-loop horizontal wells, which eliminates the risk of earthquakes (unlike similar technology involving hydraulic fracturing). In the small Bavarian town of Geretsried, the Canadian energy company Eavor Technologies has implemented a bold geothermal project [ 29 ], which could form the basis for a sustainable energy supply in the future.
   
   Conclusions: We must develop geothermal energy. Environmentally friendly energy from deep wells (up to 10 km) can fully meet the EU’s needs for heating and hot water, as well as partially offset the decline in electricity generation from solar panels during the winter months.
   
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   The author has not considered certain other approaches to energy supply here due to their impracticality and excessive complexity. Thus, the following have been “left behind”: Germany’s return to nuclear energy and its further development, the Desertec project [ 30 ], thermal storage systems designed for long-term storage [ 31 ], as well as heat pumps and 5GDHC low-potential heat networks [ 32 ]. Heat pumps, in particular, are well-suited for single-family homes, but their use in apartment buildings and high-rises is not feasible due to the need to drill numerous shallow wells. 5GDHC networks involve a centralized heat supply loop plus heat pumps in every building—that’s already unnecessarily complicated. It would be simpler to rely solely on a centralized heat supply system fed by deep-drilled wells.
   
   
   Program to Adapt Housing Stock to Heat
   
   Given the annual increase in the number of hot and extremely hot days, it is necessary to recognize indoor cooling as a fundamental function of climate security. In many European Union countries, particularly in Germany, the situation is such that apartment buildings often lack any cooling system at all.
   
   Historically, housing was designed primarily to protect against the cold: priority was given to heating, insulation, and hot water supply, while summer heat was long considered a short-lived and secondary phenomenon. In addition, installing split-system units is often difficult due to facade requirements, the need for permits, noise restrictions, and problems with condensate drainage. As a result, during periods of extreme heat, a significant portion of the population is left without an affordable, standardized, and technically simple way to cool their homes. Therefore, where necessary, the ability to cool apartments in multi-family buildings, as well as facilities such as hospitals, daycare centers, schools, nursing homes, and other public institutions, should be ensured.
   
   For existing residential buildings, the simplest, fastest, and most effective solution is the widespread use of monoblock dual-pipe air conditioners with inverter control and a self-evaporation function for condensate. This type of unit does not require an outdoor unit, refrigerant lines, a drainage system for collecting condensate, drilling into the building’s facade, or major structural alterations to the building. It can be set up in an apartment temporarily for the hot season and stored in the storage room during the winter.
   
   One example is the following appliance available on Amazon [ 33 ]. This unit is rated for a maximum electrical power of 900 W and produces 3.5 kWh of cooling capacity.
   
   Unlike single-hose portable air conditioners, the dual-hose system uses a separate intake for outdoor air to cool the condenser and a separate outlet to expel heated air outside. This reduces the inflow of hot air through cracks, minimizes the loss of already cooled indoor air, and makes the unit operate more efficiently under real-world apartment conditions. Therefore, for climate adaptation programs, you should focus specifically on dual-hose models.
   
   Inverter control should also be a mandatory requirement. Unlike simple non-inverter air conditioners, an inverter unit smoothly adjusts its power output, consumes less electricity in partial-load modes, operates more quietly, cycles the compressor on and off less frequently, and is better suited for long-term operation in residential spaces. If necessary, these units can be further limited in terms of maximum electrical power to reduce the load on the building’s electrical system.
   
   An important advantage of these monoblock units is not only cooling but also dehumidification. This feature is especially useful in apartments where laundry is dried indoors. Moisture from drying laundry reduces comfort and increases the risk of mold. Even without connecting the hoses to a window, the unit in dehumidification mode can be useful as a household dehumidifier, although full cooling requires the hot air to be vented outside.
   
   The heating function should not be considered a must-have for such units. The program’s main objective is to protect the population from heat and extreme heat. Heating in most apartment buildings is already provided by existing systems, so requiring a heat pump in every mobile monoblock unit could make the program unnecessarily expensive.
   
   For successful widespread adoption, window inserts for two hoses must be standardized. Such inserts should be compatible with common types of European windows, ensure airtightness, thermal insulation, and protection against rain, insects, and backdrafts, as well as have a neat appearance. A standardized window cassette is just as important as the air conditioner itself: improperly routed hoses drastically reduce the unit’s efficiency.
   
   The European market is currently not sufficiently prepared for such a program. There are many single-hose portable air conditioners and stationary split systems on the market, but the selection of dual-hose inverter monoblock units—designed and manufactured in the EU—is extremely limited. Therefore, it is necessary to encourage European manufacturers to produce standardized, energy-efficient, serviceable, and affordable models for the mass housing stock.
   
   Compared to split systems, dual-hose inverter monoblock units offer the key advantage of simplicity: they do not require an outdoor unit, facade modifications, refrigeration line installation, or on-site refrigerant handling. Compared to wall-mounted monoblock units without an outdoor unit, they do not require drilling through thick exterior walls and can be installed even where exterior work is impossible or too expensive. This makes them particularly well-suited for quickly retrofitting existing homes.
   
   Additional solar panels or building-wide batteries should not be considered a prerequisite for such a program. Modern, moderate-capacity inverter-driven monoblock units consume relatively little electricity, especially when the temperature is set appropriately. Instead of costly, mandatory storage infrastructure, a simpler approach should be taken: informing residents and property management companies about the need to avoid turning on several high-power electrical appliances at the same time during peak load hours. For example, when the air conditioner is running, it’s best not to turn on the stovetop, oven, kettle, and other high-power appliances at the same time unless necessary.
   
   For new buildings, a similar approach can be applied as a minimum standard for individual cooling and dehumidification. At the same time, the design of new homes should take into account in advance the possibility of convenient hose routing, unit placement, off-season storage, and safe connection to the electrical grid. Even if the building is connected to a centralized cooling system in the future, having a simple, standalone unit can still serve as a useful backup.
   
   Thus, a program for the widespread adoption of dual-hose inverter monoblock air conditioners is a realistic, rapid, and socially accessible way to adapt Europe’s housing stock to heat. The key conditions for success are the standardization of window inserts, limiting the power of the units, a focus on a dual-hose inverter design, a self-evaporation function for condensate, and the development of European manufacturing of such devices.
   
   
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8. Reforms in Construction

   • construction of high-rise, comfortable buildings;
   • Urban planning from start to finish: the “Civilization” project;

   
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   Construction of high-rise residential buildings
   
   Today, skyscrapers are the quickest and most effective way to provide people with comfortable and affordable housing. Listed below are the innovations that will make the proposed high-rise buildings among the most outstanding in the world:
   
   

   • The first innovation is complete self-sufficiency in electricity, hot water, and heating. Excess electricity will be used to charge electric vehicles. This innovation makes our building truly a building of the future: heating, hot water, and electricity will be generated using geothermal energy through deep horizontal drilling technology, without the use of heat pumps;
     
     
   • The second innovation lies in the construction technology: our skyscraper will be assembled from various prefabricated blocks, much like a Lego set. This will significantly speed up construction. Incidentally, construction of the entire building should take no more than a year. At the same time, its service life should be at least 100 years. After that, the building can be relatively easily dismantled completely and a new one built in its place;
     
     
   • The third innovation is the relatively low construction cost: our high-rise building will cost around 100 million euros, which is revolutionizing the mass construction of affordable housing;
     
     
   • The fourth innovation is the inclusion of a cafeteria, supermarket, preschool, elementary school, gym, office spaces, and so on, all located directly within the building.

   
   A brief technical description might look as follows: the building has 60 stories and a footprint of 45 m × 45 m, which corresponds to a free layout of 16 apartments, each measuring 90 m² per floor. The first 10 floors would be 4 meters high each (shops, a cafeteria, a preschool, an elementary school, offices, a gym, etc.), with the remaining 50 floors each 3 meters high, for a total building height of 190 meters. Given its number of stories, the building will be relatively low. The population will be approximately 2,500 people. The plan also includes a three-level underground parking garage for cars and one underground level for bicycle parking. Moreover, with the transition to free public transportation and the advent of self-driving taxis, the need for underground levels will decrease.
   
   It must be said right away that the excuses currently used in the EU to avoid building high-rise structures—such as the claim that they cannot exceed the height of existing buildings—seem outdated and laughable. The need to build a skyscraper is driven by high demand for housing on the one hand and a vision for the future on the other. Thanks to its innovative features, the proposed skyscraper will serve as a model of efficient management.
   
   What needs to be done? First and foremost, legislative incentives for the construction of skyscrapers must be introduced. In growing cities and even in small towns, we should focus exclusively on high-rise buildings. It is important to note here that the author is by no means proposing to forcibly relocate everyone to skyscrapers. Whether or not to live in such buildings is a purely voluntary decision for each citizen. However, given the prevalence of low-rise buildings and the virtually complete lack of choice at present, I propose that, in the short term, we abandon the construction of low-rise buildings and concentrate on building high-rises and improving related technologies. After all, it’s clear that many people will find such a building appealing. This approach ensures efficient use of space and resources, as well as lower material and energy consumption compared to an equivalent number of scattered low-rise buildings.
   
   The numerous intermediaries involved in the process of finding and renting housing must be eliminated. A centralized online apartment search service should replace all unnecessary intermediaries. This will make it easier to find apartments and ensure regulated pricing. At the same time, each rental listing should include 3D models of its interior, as well as 3D renderings of the building’s exterior and the surrounding area.
   
   
   Urban Planning from Start to Finish: The “Civilization” Project
   
   It should be noted that certain aspects of urban planning can only be optimally resolved by designing an entire city from scratch. The main factor here is the low cost of housing, achieved through the efficiency of construction technologies. In addition, for example, a high-quality system for the separation, collection, and disposal of household waste based on pneumatic waste chutes [ 34 ]. So, with the revolutionary technology for rapid high-rise construction described above, it seems logical to design an entire large city based on it. The “Civilization” project by the author of this Program [ 35 ] is designed to turn this dream into reality.
   
   Thus, if we imagine a city consisting largely of skyscrapers, we can envision a very large area of parks, green spaces, and nature reserves located between the high-rise buildings. It is important to keep in mind that the need to travel between high-rise buildings within the city will be partially eliminated, since skyscrapers will house companies that provide jobs, as well as stores providing food and other goods, certain types of entertainment, and even schools and university branches.
   
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9. Reforms in Education

   Unlike in the United States and the United Kingdom, education in Europe (including higher education) is predominantly free. The European education system, refined over centuries, is the best in the world. Nevertheless, the author can suggest some improvements.
   
   

   • Countering propaganda: informing the public about the methods and dangers of mind-control technologies;
   • Teaching the art of concise expression as a key to intellectual development;
   • Cognitive biases—a topic that must be studied in elementary school;
   • exploring the universal principles of simplicity and beauty;
   • Implementation of Havruta methods;
   • incorporating Richard Fuller’s principles into education;
   • mass online education;

   
   The results of human education and intellectual work can be passed down to future generations through epigenetic mechanisms [ 36 ] and, perhaps, other, as yet undiscovered mechanisms for the transformation of genetic information inherent in nature. This will accelerate human development at the genetic level.
   
   The author would frame the task of education much more broadly: it is necessary to create a cultural and institutional environment in which each successive generation statistically surpasses the previous one in its ability to understand reality, exercise self-control, and perceive the well-being of others and the collective good as an essential part of its own well-being.
   
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   Countering propaganda: Informing the public about the methods and dangers of mind-control technologies
   
   The author identifies the following characteristics of propaganda:
   
   

   • This involves mandatory, regular coordination of the media’s news agenda with the dictatorial regime;
   • This includes the use of public funds to finance the activities of propaganda media;
   • This is an outright lie mixed with remnants of the truth;
   • This involves inflating insignificant news stories into major ones and, conversely, “concealing” inconvenient facts;
   • This refers to media coverage of issues exclusively or predominantly from one side;

   
   In fact, from the perspective of human development as a species, what propaganda does to people is a true phenomenon. At this stage of human development, it is enough to bombard a person through the media with a powerful stream of pre-coordinated and specially crafted information, and thoughts will emerge in their mind within a strictly limited mental corridor. In other words, the vast majority of people are unable to resist propaganda; it seeps into their minds like a corrosive, poisonous suspension. Conversely, very few people are immune to propaganda and capable of independently filtering and analyzing the flow of information.
   
   For example, autocratic leaders in Russia and North Korea successfully employ mind-control techniques on their own populations. As a result, people there develop political dementia. Let me briefly explain once again what these techniques entail: information—which is then disseminated through paid bloggers and media outlets—is prepared behind the scenes by the intelligence services in a specific way: they mix lies and truth in specific proportions and season it all with distortions and shifts in focus. Incidentally, in the EU, the production of propaganda is impossible in principle, since the lessons of fascism have been deeply ingrained at the legislative level.
   
   We must call a spade a spade: an autocratic leader who imprisons his citizens within an information bubble of propaganda is a criminal. After all, in this case, people are deprived of the right to form an objective point of view, to think freely, and to receive information from independent journalism. In effect, this is a mass experiment on people, which constitutes a crime against humanity.
   
   As noted, the production of propaganda is impossible in the EU, but thanks to the internet, mind-control technologies—such as those employed in Russia—can have a significant impact on EU countries. One way to counter this is through increased media literacy among the population.
   
   Media literacy is generally understood as a person’s ability to:
   
   

   • distinguish fact from opinion;
   • understand who created the material and for what purpose;
   • verify information using several independent sources;
   • recognize manipulation, emotional appeals, and logical fallacies;
   • understand how social media and advertising algorithms work.

   
   Here, we propose drawing on the best practices of a European country such as Finland. In Finland, elements of media literacy are taught starting in elementary school. As a result, public trust in the news media in Finland is the highest among EU countries and the United States. The annual Digital News Report by the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford is considered an authoritative international source of data in this regard.
   
   Here is a substantive and fairly detailed official publication from the “Finnish National Agency for Education” [ 37 ]. She clearly explains not only the principle but also the specific mechanisms used in Finland to improve media literacy: integration into school curricula, an interdisciplinary approach, working with current materials, fake news, social media, memes, blogs, and videos, as well as the development of critical reading skills and teacher training. In Finland, media literacy isn’t limited to a single school subject—it’s integrated into virtually the entire education system, from preschool through adulthood.
   
   
   Teaching the art of concisely expressing thoughts as a key to intellectual development
   
   Conciseness in expressing thoughts is the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and succinctly without losing their depth and significance. Developing this skill plays an important role in a person’s intellectual growth for several reasons:
   
   

   • Deepening understanding: To express an idea concisely, one must fully grasp the essence of the topic under discussion. This requires analysis, synthesis, and critical reflection on the information. Thus, the pursuit of brevity fosters a deep understanding of the material;
   • Effective communication: In today’s world, information overload has become commonplace. The ability to convey ideas clearly and concisely allows a message to reach the audience more quickly and with less likelihood of being misunderstood;
   • Developing critical thinking: Brevity requires selecting the most important aspects of a topic and omitting secondary details. This process fosters the development of critical thinking, allowing one to focus on key elements and establish connections between them;
   • Improved memory and concentration: reducing the volume of information to its essence makes it easier to remember and improves concentration;
   • Respect for the person you’re speaking with: Summarizing your thoughts shows respect for other people’s time and attention. This promotes more productive communication and strengthens social bonds;

   
   
   Cognitive distortions of thinking – the need for education at the elementary school level
   
   It is obvious that human beings, as a species, are imperfect. This is evidenced, among other things, by an extensive list of cognitive distortions in human thinking [ 38 ]. Focusing on studying the weaknesses of the human mind will, over time, allow us to eliminate them.
   
   
   Exploring the universal principles of simplicity and beauty
   
   Several times in my life, I’ve come across devices with a terribly illogical user interface. Through his professional work, the author had the opportunity to become familiar with many types of instruments, including several kinds of spectrum analyzers. So, the user interface for one of these devices (I forgot the manufacturer, but that’s not important) was so illogical that my colleague and I had to spend about 15 minutes searching the manual for the function we needed. When we finally found it, we spent a long time wondering why this function was assigned to these buttons and not to others. After all, this seems completely illogical.
   
   On the other hand, a similar device from Hewlett-Packard had a completely intuitive interface. It might not have been necessary to publish a manual for such a device at all. It is clear that the ability to create simple, intuitive interfaces increases end-users’ productivity.
   
   Clearly, this applies not only to measuring instruments but also to any device or program with which people interact. The principle of simplicity and intuitiveness in interface design should be applied in all areas to make technology easier to use and improve user efficiency.
   
   
   Implementation of Havruta Methods
   
   A child inherits more than just DNA from their parents. A child inherits language, books, questions, forms of communication, behavioral patterns, attitudes toward truth, institutions, technologies, and the knowledge accumulated by humanity.
   
   We need to “select” behavioral and intellectual patterns.
   
   In other words, our system must create an environment where the following thrive: curiosity, the ability to ask good questions, intellectual honesty, the ability to admit a mistake, tolerance for uncertainty, the ability to understand another person’s worldview, long-term thinking, self-control, compassion, and the ability to see another’s well-being as part of one’s own well-being.
   
   And the following are eliminated: dogmatism, lies, the narcissistic need to always be right, intellectual laziness, impulsiveness, group chauvinism, and the dehumanization of others.
   
   This is already an evolutionary algorithm, but its object is culture. The biological changes that will arise over time as a result of genetic-cultural evolution will be secondary and will not require any intervention in people’s reproductive choices.
   
   Imagine a child entering a culture where:
   
   

   • A question is considered valuable: not simply knowing the answer, but identifying the problem;
   • A text cannot simply be accepted at face value; it must be interpreted: why is it phrased exactly this way? What if we change the conditions? But what if two authorities contradict each other?
   • Objections are permissible even against authority: truth is not determined solely by the speaker’s status;
   • Thoughts must be verbalized: until you can explain your position to your partner, your understanding is incomplete;
   • Havruta* creates cognitive resistance: another person constantly challenges your model of the world;
   • A mistake ceases to be a failure: it becomes material for further exploration;
   • Scholarship carries social prestige. This is a completely underestimated factor. If a child sees that intellectual authority is one of the highest forms of status, the motivational system itself changes.

   
   And here a reinforcing effect arises: curiosity > learning > intellectual success > the prestige of knowledge > the choice of intellectual pursuits > raising the next generation in the same environment. Over several generations, you end up with an extremely powerful form of cultural selection.
   
   The author provides a description of the current educational model here. We are referring to traditional Jewish schools (yeshivas).
   
   *) Havruta—a traditional method of studying the Talmud in pairs or small groups. Partners not only read the text but also discuss it, ask questions, raise objections, and clarify and deepen their understanding. A “Chavruta” also refers to a study partner.
   
   South Korea’s experience is noteworthy in this regard. In this country, starting around the 1970s, adapted collections of Talmudic stories, parables, and problems—originally associated with the books of American Rabbi Marvin Tokayer—became extremely popular. This was followed by a multitude of Korean adaptations—ranging from children’s books to educational materials. Ma Yeon, the former South Korean ambassador to Israel, explained this interest roughly as follows: Koreans were impressed by the academic and scientific achievements of the Jewish people, and they sought to understand what aspects of upbringing and education might contribute to this. They considered early education through Talmudic discussion to be one of the possible explanations. In Korea, the idea arose to use this approach as a means of developing analytical thinking [ 39 ].
   
   
   Applying Richard Fuller’s Principles in Education
   
   Richard Buckminster Fuller [ 40 ] was an American architect, inventor, philosopher, and futurist. He is known for his innovative ideas in the fields of design and education. Fuller developed unique educational principles aimed at fostering creative thinking and solving humanity’s global problems. The main principles are listed below. It is worth noting that much of this is already embedded in the European education system.
   
   

   • Learning through experience: Fuller believed that the best way to understand the world is to interact with it directly. Hands-on experience and experimentation allow students to assimilate knowledge more deeply;
   • Systems thinking: He promoted the idea of studying the interconnections between different disciplines. This helps us see the big picture and understand how changes in one area can affect others;
   • Synergy: He emphasized that collaboration and the exchange of ideas lead to results that exceed the sum of individual contributions;
   • Global Consciousness: Fuller believed that education should foster awareness of global issues, such as environmental and social problems, and encourage responsibility for the planet;
   • Innovation and creativity: He encouraged moving beyond traditional approaches and promoted innovative thinking to solve complex problems;
   • Sustainable development: Fuller emphasized the need to teach the principles of sustainability, the rational use of resources, and the minimization of waste;
   • Empathy and social responsibility: Education should foster compassion and a desire to improve the lives of others;
   • Technology as a tool: Fuller viewed technology not as an end in itself, but as a means to improve lives and solve global problems;

   
   These principles are aimed at creating an educational system that not only imparts knowledge but also fosters critical thinking, creativity, and a sense of responsibility toward society and the planet. Fuller believed that through such education, humanity would be able to overcome the challenges of the future and create a sustainable world for everyone.
   
   
   Mass Online Education
   
   The fact is that the ability to transmit information over the Internet makes it possible to scale up the educational process without incurring the costs of excessively expanding the teaching staff. This is highly effective. Therefore, it is essential to develop mass online education.
   
   Take the “Coursera” project, for example [ 41 ]. As of February 2017, Coursera had 24 million registered users and offered more than 2,000 courses and 160 specializations from 149 educational institutions. Similar projects also exist in Germany. We need to actively develop this area.
   
   Every employer should have the opportunity to hire a qualified professional. To this end, job postings on the job board should specify which online courses applicants for a given position must complete and what their minimum exam score must be. People should have the opportunity to retrain at any point in their lives and secure their desired job or position.
   
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10. Reforms in the Field of National Security

    Falling behind in technological fields poses a threat to the EU’s national security.
    
    

    • It is necessary to build high-speed satellite internet;
    • It is necessary to create our own operating system;
    • the development of artificial intelligence systems and powerful supercomputers;
    • It is necessary to create our own search and mapping services;
    • The armed forces also require the implementation of modern technologies;

    
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    Creating the EU’s Own Operating System
    
    Architecturally, operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and Android are not secure. They require antivirus software. This is due to virtually every application having full access to the file system. The focus should be on iOS, the mobile operating system for iPhones developed by a team led by Steve Jobs. The key principle ensuring unmatched security is the isolation of applications in so-called “sandboxes.” I’m sure that even now, it will come as a revelation to many that there are no antivirus programs for iOS. Not only are they unnecessary there, but they also wouldn’t be able to run on this operating system.
    
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11. Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Environmental Pollution

    • reducing emissions in the energy sector;
    • the transition to packaging made from biodegradable plastic;
    • shifting from disposable batteries to rechargeable ones;
    • raising awareness about the enormous environmental footprint of livestock farming;
    • supporting the production of food that meets the requirements of ecosystem sustainability;
    • refusal to produce or import products associated with the killing of animals;
    • a unified European online resource on recycling;

    
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    Reducing Emissions in the Energy Sector
    
    The website ourworldindata.org features a chart showing the distribution of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by economic sector [ 42 ]. It is clear that the energy sector accounts for nearly three-quarters of the emissions contributing to global climate change. Measures to reduce and eliminate these emissions are well described in the sections on “Energy Reform” and “Transportation Reform” of this Program. Here I will present only brief conclusions from the relevant theses:
    
    We must rapidly develop geothermal energy. Energy from deep wells (up to 3 km) can fully meet the European Union’s needs for hot water and heating, as well as partially offset the decline in electricity generation from solar panels during the winter months. At the same time, we need to build thermal storage systems that store the sun’s thermal energy in the summer and release it into the city’s central heating system in the winter. If the choice is between nuclear power plants and coal- or gas-fired power plants, it would be much wiser to opt for nuclear power plants, given their near-zero emissions of climate-changing substances. In the future, with the advent of fusion reactors and cheap electricity, it will be possible to transition to heating and hot water supply through the direct conversion of electricity into heat.
    
    Promoting the development of electric vehicles, free public transportation, and autonomous driving systems should be one of the government’s priorities. Autopilot and free public transportation will lead to a significant reduction in private vehicles on the roads, which will have a positive impact on the environment.
    
    
    The transition to biodegradable plastic
    
    Developing plastic packaging and containers that fully decompose within 5–10 years under natural conditions is a top priority. No fewer resources should be allocated to this area than to the development of rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles or the development of artificial intelligence technologies. After all, the problem of “plastic traffic” to developing countries and the lack of proper waste recycling there contribute to the total and irreversible pollution of both soil and oceans. News about this type of environmental pollution and progress toward solving this problem should remain in the public eye until the complete transition to a new type of plastic packaging is complete.
    
    
    Shifting from disposable batteries to rechargeable batteries
    
    Modern Ni-Mh rechargeable batteries have practically matched the equivalent capacity of disposable batteries. This refers, at a minimum, to the AA and AAA form factors. 1,000 recharge cycles guarantee a significant reduction in costs for the end consumer, taking into account the purchase of a universal charger. Electronics generally work fine with rechargeable batteries. In some cases, adaptation may be required. This measure will help eliminate a massive amount of potentially harmful waste.
    
    
    Educating the public about the massive environmental footprint of livestock farming
    
    Estimates of the contribution of global livestock farming to climate change vary somewhat. In the article [ 43 ] various figures for such estimates are cited, along with an explanation of the reasons for the discrepancies. In 2013, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimated that livestock farming accounts for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Although the analysis was based on data from 2004 and 2005, it remains the most widely cited assessment of the global carbon footprint of livestock farming. The author of this Program will also build upon this principle.
    
    In particular, the following quote is attributed to James Cameron (the creator of such remarkable films as *Titanic*, *The Terminator*, and *Avatar*): “...Annual greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farms account for approximately 14.5% of the total volume of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere as a result of human activity. This is more than the entire global transportation sector produces (13.5%) ... We can bring about major changes immediately simply by giving people the opportunity to change their lifestyles. This does not require huge investments. This does not require new innovative projects, new engines, or new energy sources... More than 70% of the crops grown in the U.S. are used as animal feed. 70% of available water is used to grow crops, most of which go to animals rather than people. “It takes 13 kilograms of grain to produce one kilogram of meat… not to mention the monstrous cruelty of the livestock industry, which claims the lives of about 100 billion innocent creatures every year.”
    
    The author of this program recorded a video on YouTube [ 44 ], where I tried to cover all the most important aspects of veganism. To date, numerous studies have been completed (some of which, incidentally, lasted for decades) that demonstrate the possibility of eliminating products associated with animal husbandry—and, of course, without harming human health. Scientists already know exactly which elements at the microscopic level (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and trace elements) the body needs and in what quantities. And whether you obtain these nutrients from animal or plant sources makes no difference, but it does define your dietary culture. The only element that has not yet been found in plants but is essential for humans is vitamin B12. Revolutionary vegan products have already begun to appear, harmoniously combining all the necessary plant-based ingredients, but more on that below.
    
    The author has also created a website called “The Vegan Effect” [ 45 ] — this is an online calculator that shows how switching to a vegan lifestyle reduces water and land use and CO₂ equivalent emissions, as well as saves animals. Find out how a vegan lifestyle makes the world a better place!
    
    Wikipedia contains sufficient information on this topic [ 46 , 47 ]. Overall, it is important to note that it is precisely in our century that a historic opportunity has arisen for every person to adopt a vegan diet. Half a century ago (not to mention earlier times), the transition to a vegan diet would have posed health risks due to a lack of scientific knowledge.
    
    After all, let’s explain to people protesting against climate change [ 48 ], as it is precisely their energy consumption—as well as that of their parents—that accounts for a significant portion of harmful emissions into the atmosphere. It is essential to bring this information to the attention of all EU citizens, as by no means all of them are aware of this (!). Currently, environmental protection is associated with green spaces in children’s minds, but not at all with dietary choices or the rejection of animal husbandry. This needs to be corrected. We must change people’s attitude toward other lives, which is currently treated as a price per kilogram.
    
    It may be effective to include livestock farming in the EU’s emissions trading system [ 49 ].
    
    To summarize the above, it is clear that people’s transition to a vegan lifestyle will be beneficial:
    
    

    1. for the environment (potential reduction of 14.5% of total greenhouse gas emissions);
    2. To improve farm efficiency: reduce energy consumption in the production of agricultural inputs and feed; avoid expanding pastures for grazing livestock and arable land for growing forage crops; and reduce water consumption;
    3. For the sake of your conscience—after all, the realization that you no longer need to kill other living beings to sustain your existence clears your conscience and warms your soul;
    4. For peace throughout the world—because if every person realizes that it is wrong to harm another living being, there will be no one left to fight against. Let us recall here that one of humanity’s most significant discoveries in all of history was Charles Darwin’s realization that humans, a very long time ago, descended from apes—that is, we are clearly animals ourselves. We are incredibly fortunate—we are animals with a more highly developed capacity for reflection and communication. Therefore, we have, accordingly, greater freedom of choice—so let’s simply choose “Peace in the Whole World” (!), let’s choose a vegan lifestyle, let’s take on this responsibility, and may it be a source of joy rather than a burden to us;
    5. I’m sure many of you will say: “I’m ready to give up animal products, even if it doesn’t benefit my personal health,” but fortunately, a vegan lifestyle—when approached correctly—is also beneficial for your personal health (!),—you simply need to choose a plant-based diet whose composition at the micronutrient level (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, trace elements, vitamins, fiber) remains unchanged compared to your current diet—and, of course, don’t forget to take a vitamin B12 supplement;

    
    
    Supporting the production of food products that meet the requirements of ecosystem sustainability
    
    Measures must be taken to develop and promote food products that meet the requirements of ecosystem sustainability. These are innovative products that have appeared on the market relatively recently, just a few years ago. These are powdered mixtures or beverages containing all the components necessary for human life, and they are made exclusively from plant-based ingredients: proteins, fats, carbohydrates, trace elements, vitamins, and essential dietary fibers. The fact is that every country or group of countries has its own Ministry of Health or equivalent agency, which precisely determines and recommends to each person—depending on their age group—a strictly defined amount of calories and micronutrients. But it was only recently that people came up with the brilliant idea of combining natural, exclusively plant-based ingredients to achieve the necessary balance of calories and micronutrients. The first such revolutionary product, called “Soylent,” was developed in the U.S. in 2013 [ 50 ] and was not originally vegan. The equivalent of Soylent in the EU is “Mana” [ 51 ]. These types of products offer a number of advantages: first, they save a tremendous amount of time on meal preparation. If you consume Manu while studying at any educational institution or at work, the need for cafeterias will simply disappear. It’s also a good idea to bring Manu along on various hikes and trips. Second, the fact that Mana is made exclusively from plant-based ingredients leads to a reduction in methane and other greenhouse gas emissions associated with livestock farming, while also reducing water and electricity consumption, as well as deforestation for pastureland. Mana meets the requirements of the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) [ 52 ] and follows its recommendations regarding the necessary composition of micronutrients in the diet for each individual.
    
    Now let’s take a break and imagine ourselves on a huge transgalactic spaceship (!). Or, let’s look to the near future: imagine people building a city-settlement on Mars (!). Can you imagine yourself raising cows and pigs there? (!) At the same time, it is easy to imagine plant-based foods made from fruits grown in one’s own “garden.” That is the crux of the matter—the Multiplanetary Human Species will be exclusively vegan.
    
    
    Abandoning the production and import of products associated with the killing of animals
    
    To protect the environment and wildlife, we must stop the production and import of products associated with the killing of animals. These are mainly leather products, the production of which is inherently associated with the use of many harmful chemicals.
    
    
    A unified European online resource on recycling
    
    It is very difficult for a foreigner to understand all the intricacies of waste sorting in the EU. The author experienced this firsthand after moving to Germany permanently. To make life easier for all citizens and improve the quality of waste recycling, every trash can should have a sufficiently large sticker indicating a single online resource. This refers to a unified European recycling service where, by entering a product’s name, one could receive clear recommendations on how to dispose of it. Searches should be conducted not only by product name but also by product photo or by a special barcode on the product.
    
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12. Introduction of a single universal language for all people on Earth as a second language

    The goal is to foster unimpeded mutual understanding among all people on the planet.
    
    It is difficult to even list all the areas of human life where the introduction of a single language for everyone would significantly simplify life. Overall, this will increase labor productivity and facilitate the unimpeded movement and integration of people, which, in turn, will provide an additional stimulus for global economic growth.
    
    Imagine if every business document, book, movie, or song had to be translated into just one single language... how much time and money would be saved... and, if you’re a businessperson, how much your sphere of influence would expand... The world will truly become much closer to every person.
    
    It should be noted that the rapid development of speech translation tools (including those that work in real time) will not radically improve the situation. The importance of face-to-face communication and understanding without gadgets cannot be overstated.
    
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    According to Wikipedia [ 53 ], there are currently just over 400 languages in the world that are considered endangered. Approximately two-thirds of the world’s population speaks the 40 most common languages. The most widely spoken languages are Chinese, Hindi, English, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and Portuguese.
    
    Just imagine: 40 languages and 400 languages! In other words, if I want to travel anywhere in the world and need to be able to speak with anyone on Earth, knowing 40 languages won’t be enough! It is obvious that in the future the number of languages will decrease, and as it approaches 40, the rate of language extinction will slow significantly. If nothing is done, a single language may eventually emerge on its own, but it will obviously take at least several centuries to reach that long-awaited moment.
    
    In the event of a rapid transition to a single language for everyone, in a couple of generations it will no longer matter how humanity arrived at this point; but what will matter is the very fact that people from different countries all over the world can communicate with one another in a harmonious, beautiful, grammatically and logically precise and refined language. At the same time, it goes without saying that it is very important not to forget one’s native language. After all, a natural language embodies the centuries-old history of its emergence and origin. For example, it is interesting to note that the names of most days of the week in German and English are directly linked to the gods of Germanic-Norse mythology [ 54 ].
    
    I also wanted to address the common view that “language is a cultural code; therefore, when transitioning to a universal language, people will lose their culture and national identity.” This statement is fundamentally incorrect—throughout history, people have lost the languages of their ancestors. As a result, the cultures of peoples have not disappeared, and humanity is now in a much more advantageous position than even in the recent past. Culture is a timeless concept; in addition to language, it encompasses traditions, upbringing, education, as well as all forms and means of human self-expression and self-discovery [ 55 ]. Culture, like national identity, may change over time, but it is never lost. Therefore, if humanity were to share a single common language, it would not lose its culture or national identity but would merely acquire new traits and characteristics.
    
    It should be noted that in hundreds of years, a single universal language—originally introduced as a second language of communication—will become the native language for most people. This is inevitable, and there is nothing tragic about it. Surely you don’t feel nostalgic for the several thousand languages that once existed but are now extinct? In this age of globalization, the “weaker” natural languages are rapidly dying out, so the future of humanity’s languages will in any case consist of a small remnant of the “strongest,” most influential languages. Moreover, it seems that such a future will come about even without the deliberate introduction of a single language. However, rather than waiting for this moment for centuries or even, perhaps, millennia—while constantly facing language barriers—it seems very logical to adopt a single language of communication for all people on Earth as a second language today.
    
    In general, what I am proposing is to create a single language of communication exactly as it is envisioned in the distant future, having developed naturally. A practical implementation of this thesis is seen in the creation of a new language according to the following rules: the vocabulary of the new language can be determined by borrowing from other languages based on their current prevalence worldwide. It also makes sense to borrow words from dead languages that played a significant role in the past (Latin, Ancient Greek, etc.). Grammar and the rules for constructing sentences must be simple and without exceptions. Here, we can draw on the experience of an artificial language such as Esperanto [ 56 ] and others like it.
    
    A common language for all people must be free from the shortcomings inherent in existing languages. For example, among its shortcomings are differences in spelling and pronunciation in English, or the use of multiple letters of the alphabet to represent a single sound in German (“sch” for “sh,” “tsch” for “ch,” etc.).
    
    An essential requirement for a new language is that it be quick and easy to learn. Incidentally, according to Wikipedia, it takes 10 times less time to learn Esperanto than to learn English: 150 hours and 1,500 hours, respectively (comparative studies on the speed of learning certain languages were conducted at the University of Paderborn in Germany). These numbers are simply mind-boggling (!). Indeed, if you don’t waste time studying tables of strong and weak verbs, transcription and pronunciation, exceptions to the rules, and so on, it becomes possible to achieve tremendous results (!) with minimal effort.
    
    There is an idea (and this is just an idea for discussion) to use an analogue of the Huffman algorithm [ 57 ] and place the main semantic burden of the language on words consisting of two, three, or four letters. In theory, this will significantly increase the speed of communication and reduce the volume of documents and books, thereby increasing reading speed.
    
    For your information: In late 2016, Google launched a new online translation technology—Google Neural Machine Translation [ 58 ]. As a result, the quality of online translations has improved significantly, but still leaves much to be desired. As for simultaneous interpretation of speeches, that’s not even worth discussing at this point. Nevertheless, when the power of neural networks increases a thousandfold, I am confident we will achieve high-quality machine translation of both written and spoken language. This effort needs to be encouraged at the state level. However, I see no point in waiting for the advent of technology capable of perfectly translating spoken language, since this will by no means replace the natural mastery of a universal language.
    
    In conclusion, I would like to critique the European approach to addressing the issue of multilingualism. This approach and its background are well described in the article “One Native Language and Two Foreign Languages” [ 59 ]. We discussed earlier that even knowing 40 languages would not be enough to travel across the entire planet without encountering a language barrier. The European plan calls for the lifelong study of foreign languages, with which I strongly disagree—a person is not born to spend their entire life learning foreign languages; this should not be a necessity in their life. I consider it a waste to spend time and resources learning many foreign languages instead of one universal one. At the same time, introducing a single language for everyone on Earth as a second language would reduce the number of hours currently allocated to studying two required foreign languages in European Union schools. The time freed up can be used, for example, to learn to play musical instruments, since music, too, is a universal language in its own right [ 60 ].
    
    Here is a tentative sequence of steps for implementing this proposal: The first thing that needs to be done is to assemble a group of experts and confirm the fundamental feasibility of creating a new artificial language that makes it possible to express one’s thoughts and construct sentences simply and coherently, based on a small number of rules. Develop a strategy for its creation, drawing on accumulated experience. Next, it is necessary to hold the world’s first global vote on the adoption of a single language for all people as a second language of communication. It is important that, whenever possible, everyone participate in this process. Having secured the support of the majority of the world’s citizens, it is necessary to create a final version of a single global language as soon as possible, compile the corresponding dictionaries, and subsequently ensure that this language is taught in schools around the world. At the same time, institutions must be established to preserve native languages. At the same time, given the global nature of these efforts, both the global vote itself and the publication of dictionaries for a common language should be conducted exclusively in electronic form (for environmental reasons).
    
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13. Further EU integration

    Goal: The formation of the European Federation as a unified, democratic, technologically advanced state while preserving the national and cultural diversity of the regions.
    
    Further integration of the European Union will make it possible to pool the resources and capabilities of the European peoples to address challenges that can no longer be effectively resolved at the national level alone. A unified European state space will ensure a higher level of military, economic, energy, and digital security, strengthen Europe’s international influence, accelerate the development of science and technology, increase economic efficiency, and create new opportunities for citizens and businesses.
    
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    Government Structure
    
    

    • Adoption of a unified federal constitution;
    • Establishment of a fully-fledged federal government with direct democratic legitimacy;
    • Establishment of a bicameral parliament:
      - Chamber of Citizens—representation proportional to population;
      - Chamber of States and Regions—protection of the interests of the federation’s constituent entities;
    • establishment of a federal supreme court;

    
    Defense and Security
    
    

    • the creation of unified armed forces;
    • Formulation of a unified defense industrial policy;
    • the creation of pan-European intelligence and cybersecurity structures;
    • a unified system for protecting external borders;

    
    Foreign Policy
    
    

    • pursuit of a unified foreign policy;
    • a unified diplomatic service;
    • Unified representation of the federation in international organizations and at international negotiations;

    
    Economy and Finance
    
    

    • completion of the formation of a single internal market free of any remaining national barriers;
    • development of pan-European transportation, energy, and digital infrastructure;
    • expansion of the pan-European budget to finance strategic projects;
    • division of tax authority between the federal and regional levels;
    • use of a single currency throughout the federation;

    
    Science and Technology
    
    

    • the creation of a unified European science and technology strategy;
    • concentration of resources on key areas: artificial intelligence, energy, space, biotechnology, and microelectronics;
    • support for major pan-European research centers;

    
    Powers of the Regions
    
    

    • preservation of autonomy in matters of culture, language, education, and local self-government;
    • preservation of regional legal and administrative characteristics that do not conflict with the federal constitution;
    • broad financial and administrative autonomy in matters of local significance;

    
    Federal Balance
    
    

    • Equality of political rights for all citizens, regardless of their region of residence;
    • protection of the interests of small states through the upper house of parliament;
    • promotion of effective regional governance through mechanisms for the allocation of federal programs and investments.

    
    In fact, this is not the “United States of Europe,” but a multinational federation, structurally closer to modern Germany or Switzerland, only on a continent-wide scale.
    
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14. Enhancing citizen safety through the implementation of automated systems and software modules for civil security

    • © “Civil Security Mechanism”;
    • © “Open Program Modules for Civil Security”;
    • The Philosophical and Biological Aspects of Freedom of Speech;

    
    The purpose of such units is to document violations of the law and crimes, as well as to assist the police.
    
    A civil security device is a small physical device installed in public places. Its task is to automatically detect and alert police officers to the following types of incidents: threats involving weapons, the appearance of masked individuals, fights, unusually large crowds, unusual human behavior (e.g., sudden sprinting), car accidents, and the search for a person suspected of a crime upon a specific request.
    
    Open-source civil security software modules are software products based entirely on neural network training. The word “open” in the title refers to open-source software. These modules can be of two types. The first of these is designed to operate as part of a civil security system. Second, for integration with messaging apps and social media platforms on the client side prior to the encryption stage.
    
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    © Civil Security Kiosk
    
    In normal operation, such a device functions as a high-resolution video camera, the feed from which is continuously analyzed by an open-source public safety software module. If any of the above events are detected, the information is immediately transmitted to the responsible police station. These serve as extra eyes for the police. Thanks to such devices, it will be possible to significantly improve the speed of response to public order violations without increasing staff.
    
    The devices must be fully autonomous and powered by solar panels located in their immediate vicinity (on a pole or the wall of a building). In addition to the events listed above, the devices must respond to attempted hacking attacks and attempts to jam the signal.
    
    If necessary, public organizations may also access information from these multifunctional kiosks. In some cases, this will help combat fake news.
    
    At the same time, as already mentioned, the software module operating inside the machine must be publicly accessible so that anyone can verify its “integrity.” It is important that people not feel as though they are being “watched,” but rather understand that the machines perform a strictly defined function and operate using completely anonymized data. These devices can be loosely compared to the widely used motion sensors installed at building entrances that turn on the lights (at night) when motion is detected.
    
    Initially, professional programmers will collaborate with police officers to develop the software module. The “Open Civil Security Software Module” will then be made publicly available on the internet. Given the open-source nature of the Software Module, many bloggers will be able to explain its functionality in a way that is accessible to the general public. Bloggers and programmers will help identify flaws and bugs, which will be fixed over time. Ultimately, we will have a virtual police officer indistinguishable from the most responsible and impartial person.
    
    Civil security kiosks can also help count the number of people participating in demonstrations. This is important because, often, the results of counts from different sources (usually with opposing political views) differ significantly.
    
    
    © Open-Source Civil Security Software Modules
    
    Let’s take a closer look at the current situation with messaging apps. On the one hand, we have a security approach implemented, for example, in the popular messaging app Telegram. The author of this software, Pavel Durov, wants complete confidentiality for all his users. However, this approach clearly has a significant drawback, as crime will thrive under conditions of complete secrecy. However, if privacy is compromised under the pretext of fighting crime, there will be a risk of abuse of power by the authorities and intelligence agencies. Edward Snowden, in his revelations about U.S. intelligence agencies [ 61 ] This is exactly what he is talking about.
    
    The “Open Civil Security Software Module” will successfully resolve this situation. Let’s consider a specific scenario: suppose someone sent prohibited content (terrorism, drug trafficking, child pornography, etc.) to another person via a messaging app. Telegram’s approach in such cases is to block the channel or chat (and even this does not happen in all cases). Is this correct? No, that’s incorrect. A person involved in the production of child pornography or other criminal content must be isolated from society, not merely denied access to a chat room or channel. It would be much wiser to notify the police and intelligence agencies of the transmission of such content without the potential criminal’s knowledge. The responsible security agencies must be able to analyze all messages in this chat/channel to assess the situation. It is possible that an entire group of criminals is involved.
    
    I would like to remind you that the initial source of information for launching an investigation is a software algorithm, not a human. This precludes the possibility of arbitrary action by the authorities and special services. I would also like to note that the possibility of developing “Open Civil Security Software Modules” has only recently become feasible, as the processing power of mobile processors has reached the necessary level. After all, this module is intended to run primarily on a mobile device as part of content-sharing applications.
    
    Interestingly, a similar concept, proposed by the author of this Program back in 2019, is currently being discussed in the European Parliament [ 62 ]. Unfortunately, it is unknown whether EU authorities intend to adhere to a fully transparent and open-source code. If the code for the civil security software module is made proprietary, this will sever the already tenuous thread leading to the establishment of a relationship of trust between the government and citizens.
    
    How is the situation unfolding now? On August 24, 2024, Pavel Durov was arrested in Paris. Virtually none of the media personalities on the internet are offering a solution to the current dilemma of free speech.
    
    Difficulties and criticism will inevitably arise during the implementation of this proposal. But the author relies on people’s reason to find compromises. False positives will serve as valuable data for training the neural network. The “Open Civil Security Software Module” must be freely accessible so that everyone can verify its integrity and participate in its improvement. Over time, the impartiality and objectivity of this software module’s operation will reach the highest level. When this happens, we can expect a reduction in crime rates of at least tenfold. At the same time, the level of privacy would also be unmatched due to the module’s minimal false-positive rate. In effect, this would result in criminals being deprived of their means of communication. While everyone else would be fully guaranteed this right. Is this not the unfulfilled dream of the people and democratic governments!
    
    
    The Philosophical and Biological Aspect of Freedom of Speech
    
    Why restrict freedom of speech at all? Can society exist without any censorship at all? How do we determine a reasonable limit? The answer lies in the nature of humans as a biological and social species.
    
    People are susceptible to suggestion and the influence of authority figures. False information and calls to action can quickly become established as “the truth,” especially when disseminated by opinion leaders. Since leaders often say contradictory things, this shows how easily many people adopt the attitudes of others. Most people lack robust “informational immunity,” and harmful ideas can push them toward illegal actions. No one wants to live alongside crime, so society must establish clear rules—reasonable restrictions that protect people and serve the common good of our species.
    
    Some content is clearly malicious: terrorism, drug trafficking, child pornography, and proven hoaxes. The answer here is clear—such content is unacceptable. But there are also borderline cases: for example, calls for retaliatory violence during wartime or statements containing elements of racism, chauvinism, or anti-Semitism—their impact is not always clear-cut.
    
    In these ambiguous situations, a subtle, automatic assessment is appropriate. Modern AI systems (such as ChatGPT and others) are already capable of analyzing context and assessing risk levels. A practical approach is to classify potentially harmful information into 10 levels of danger. If the rating in any category exceeds a certain threshold (for example, more than 5 out of 10 points), the system alerts the relevant authorities. Such a mechanism helps to respond in a timely manner to genuinely dangerous situations while preserving freedom of speech for law-abiding citizens.
    
    Thus, moderate and transparent filtering is not a rejection of freedom, but a tool that takes human nature into account and works for the good of our species: it reduces crime and protects society, while allowing people the maximum opportunity to express themselves freely.
    
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15. Moving Away from Paper Documents: The Transition to a Fully Electronic Document Management System

    The widespread use of digital documents has significant potential to increase work efficiency. An obvious additional benefit here is a reduction in the consumption of paper, various office supplies, printers, scanners, and shredders, as well as the elimination of the need to allocate space for paper archives.
    
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    This is particularly relevant today, when the number of paper documents and books has increased many times over compared to the recent past. The development of the global economy has led to unprecedented accessibility of technologies for printing documents and books. The flip side of the coin is the reduction of forest areas, which has a negative impact on the environment.
    
    However, if we continue to think within the framework of the outdated paradigm of paper-based document management, we will not be able to fully utilize all the benefits of the transition to digital documents for a long time to come.
    
    The goal can be considered achieved once electronic document management is implemented in all government agencies and private enterprises, and print publications transition to a fully electronic format. Likewise, the need for traditional mailboxes should disappear entirely, since all correspondence can be received via email.
    
    Here, a few words should be said about the German universal email service “De-Mail” [ 63 ]. This service was conceived as a highly secure email system for exchanging messages and documents between German citizens and all government agencies. The idea is good, but its implementation is simply appalling. First of all, double domain names like “@de-mail-t-systems.de-mail.de” are simply unacceptable. They could have simply chosen the universal name “@mail.de.” Second—paid features. Who would have thought, in the age of digitalization, that they’d come up with the idea of paid email (!). Third, the requirement to provide your email address to government agencies, since they initially know nothing about your email. The fourth drawback of Germany’s email service is that registration is optional. As a result, not all citizens of this country have access to email.
    
    For the convenience of users, I propose creating a universal email service for the entire EU on the “@mail.eu” domain and eliminating all the shortcomings of the German implementation of this good idea. Mail should be completely free, and government agencies should have access to their citizens’ email addresses. At the same time, all EU citizens and government agencies must immediately be provided with a universal email address of the form “имя.фамилия_123456@mail.eu” or “фирма/учреждение_123456@mail.eu” (where the digits are a random six-digit number). Before a message is sent, both the recipient and the sender are verified (all senders and recipients are listed in a special registry). Two-factor authentication via mobile phone will ensure secure access via the Internet. A mobile app will ensure ease of use on a mobile device. The use of end-to-end encryption will further secure correspondence.
    
    I repeat: once these measures are implemented, all mailboxes can simply be dismantled. After all, all correspondence—including newspapers—can be delivered exclusively in electronic form. This will significantly reduce the burden on the environment.
    
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16. Assistance in the development of countries with the lowest GDP per capita

    What kind of assistance does the author have in mind? This refers to the transfer of basic technologies necessary for accelerated development. These technologies primarily include the Internet, the education system, recycling technologies, technologies for constructing comfortable and efficient housing and infrastructure, and the organization and support of food production that meets the requirements of sustainable ecosystem development.
    
    This argument is closely related to the argument regarding migration policy. The author believes that instead of striving to invite as many refugees as possible to our home—that is, to the European Union—it would be far more effective to work toward improving their standard of living and safety “in their home countries.” This is a necessary condition for long-term, stable peace.
    
    Technology transfer refers exclusively to training the local population in the use of the technologies listed above. Acceptance of this type of assistance by countries will be entirely voluntary.
    
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    Educated people are capable of ensuring the long-term sustainability of a country’s development and its economy. In some African countries, the cost of education is about one euro per person per month. This figure stems from the often low social standards of living on this continent. Schools may lack electricity, water supply, restrooms, libraries, laboratories, computer labs, etc. [ 64 ]. The author has even come across this comparison: if just one smoker in Europe were to quit, the money saved from not smoking could be used to provide a full month of schooling for an entire class of children in countries with the lowest GDP.
    
    Unlike in the United States and the United Kingdom, education in Europe (including higher education) is predominantly free. Meanwhile, the European education system, refined over centuries, is the best in the world. In this context, the most effective approach appears to be leveraging the potential of online education, including the streaming of lectures from top European universities.
    
    Another equally important aspect is waste recycling. The fact is that there is a massive problem with ocean pollution. This is linked to the export of products and goods in plastic packaging from European countries to countries without an established recycling system.
    
    Training the local population in the technologies for the efficient construction of high-rise buildings and infrastructure will make it possible to raise the standard of living in the shortest possible time.
    
    Support for the production of food that meets the requirements of ecosystem sustainability. This point is elaborated in greater detail in the section of this Program titled “Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Environmental Pollution.”
    
    
    Wikipedia provides a list of countries ranked by GDP (PPP) per capita [ 65 ]. One could proceed directly through this list in reverse order, allocating efforts in inverse proportion to the current state of affairs in these countries. The openness of these projects is crucial here.
    
    The author certainly recognizes the many potential challenges in this area. All of these will be linked to the language barrier, the gap in the educational and cultural levels of the local population, differences in average IQ across countries, and a higher crime rate. Nevertheless, as mentioned above, the implementation of this thesis is a necessary condition for long-term, stable peace across the entire planet. And the language barrier will be overcome through the simultaneous implementation of the relevant provision of this program.
    
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17. Optimization of the design and manufacturing processes for electrical circuits and printed circuit boards

    The lack of universal databases of electronic components means that each company is forced to spend a considerable amount of resources on individually optimizing the processes of designing and manufacturing electrical circuits, printed circuit boards, and products based on them. This increases the final cost of the product, reducing its competitiveness.
    
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    A universal solution would be to enact legislation requiring all manufacturers of electronic components operating within the EU to enter data on each component into a universal database. A special team should be established to maintain the functionality of this database. The data on electronic components will include a list of parameters by component type, a simulation model + thermal model, a 3D model of the housing with support for tolerances and material identifiers, manufacturer-recommended layout data, weight, certification, compatibility, lead finish, MSL level, ESD level, manufacturer reliability data, radiation resistance, packaging options, and more.
    
    With such a universal database in place, it will be necessary to refine existing tools for designing schematics and printed circuit boards (CAD software), as well as software for machines that automatically place components onto printed circuit boards. All of these must be synchronized with the EU’s unified database of electronic components.
    
    In addition to automation and ease of component selection, instant simulation of electrical schematics, and the creation of high-quality 3D models of printed circuit boards, we now get new features as a bonus: These include rapid device optimization by weight (you can select components with similar parameters but lower weight), by operating temperature range, by radiation resistance, and more. Interestingly, if we add another column to the database labeled “recommended price,” we’ll be able to quickly optimize costs. It is clear that the final price depends on the order volume and the cost of shipping and packaging, and all of this must be taken into account.
    
    Speaking of packaging: the electronics industry is rapidly moving away from THT components and transitioning to SMD components. For virtually all SMD components, universal reusable packaging can be used, thereby eliminating many metric tons of plastic waste. Moreover, if it is not a reel with components but a special SMD tray, it is possible and necessary to ensure that this tray can be immediately (without additional transfers) loaded onto a machine for placing components on printed circuit boards. This will greatly facilitate the work of manufacturers of low-volume electronic devices and reduce the labor costs associated with producing pre-production prototypes. It is also necessary to implement a recycling program for standard SMD trays, allowing them to be returned to suppliers or manufacturers.
    
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18. A Dynamic Tax in a System of Free Distribution of Copyrighted Content

    The idea is simple: all EU residents pay a special tax and have access to any content protected by copyright. The tax rate varies dynamically and depends on the amount of content, the number of participants, and average market prices. Authors will add content to the system on a voluntary basis.
    
    The goal of the free content distribution system is the simple and transparent distribution of users’ funds among content creators.
    
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    For now, this is intended to apply only to books, music, and movies. In the future, this principle could be extended to all other content, and even to the entire Internet. In the latter case, this means that web content owners will receive monetary compensation based on how much time people spend viewing a particular piece of content.
    
    All ancient (and not-so-ancient) books and sources that are no longer protected by copyright [ 66 ], i.e., those that have entered the public domain, should also be included in this system. Moreover, if no digital original exists, a high-quality digital copy must be created—this will make it possible to phase out all types of libraries, retaining only a few as museums.
    
    All ancient (and not-so-ancient) artifacts that have entered the public domain should be scanned using 3D scanners at sufficiently high resolution and also made available online. Services such as the “Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek” are already working in this direction [ 67 ] and “Europeana” [ 68 ]. These measures will remove barriers to high-quality scientific research, making it less expensive and more accessible to a wide range of researchers.
    
    If non-EU countries join this project, the amount of the dynamic tax will decrease in proportion to the new number of users of the system. On the other hand, as the amount of content in the system increases, the tax will have to increase as well.
    
    If we look at the current trend, we can see the emergence of numerous services similar to Netflix and Apple Music/TV. Each of these services strives to attract its own audience of content consumers, as large as possible. It is clear that in this competition, the end user will be the loser, forced to choose between similar services and, ultimately, possibly paying for several services at once.
    
    An open-source application will serve as the foundation of the system. Each piece of content (which could be a book, an audio or video composition, etc.) will be linked to the rights holders’ bank accounts, specifying their percentage share or “authorship” percentage. Funds will be credited to these accounts based on the amount of time a user spends listening to or viewing the content.
    
    If, for example, a person pays a monthly fee of €10 into a system for the free distribution of content and, during that period, watches a couple of movies, read a book, and listen to some music, then their €10 will first be distributed proportionally based on the time spent on the content listed above (possibly with weighting factors based on content type), and then according to the percentage of “authorship”among the creators of that specific piece of content.
    
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19. Some Aspects of the EU’s Foreign and Domestic Policy

    • Differences Between the European Union and the United States: Criticism and Conclusions;
    • the West’s double standards;
    • Resolving the contradiction between the principles of international law: the territorial integrity of the state and the right of nations to self-determination. The examples of Crimea and Catalonia;
    • the obligation of a leader of a democratic country to present a clear action plan;
    • restrictions on the transfer of funds to support political parties and election candidates;

    
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    Differences between the European Union and the United States: Criticism and Conclusions
    
    The United States differs significantly from the European Union. Here is a list of some areas of activity where this distinction is fully evident:
    
    The Right to Vacation: In the U.S., ordinary citizens have no legal right to vacation [ 69 , 70 ]. Only members of Congress are entitled to vacation time by law. Employees often have a subconscious fear that if their vacation lasts “too long”—which, as a rule, does not exceed two weeks a year—they might be fired or replaced. At the same time, the duration of the vacation is determined by the firms or corporations themselves. For comparison: the guaranteed vacation in Germany is 20 workdays. However, companies typically add an additional 10 days of vacation to this.
    
    Right to Dismissal: Under U.S. law, an employee can be fired at any time without warning or severance pay—simply discarded like unwanted junk.
    
    Health Insurance: The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee its citizens a universal and comprehensive health insurance system. In 2012, the United States ranked only 37th in terms of the quality of medical care and 33rd in terms of overall health [ 71 ]. All this despite the fact that healthcare spending there is the highest in the world. According to a 2009 Harvard University study, the lack of health insurance in the U.S. accounts for 44,800 additional deaths annually, which is about 2% of the total number of deaths.
    
    Higher education system: the higher education system in the United States, provided exclusively on a for-profit basis [ 72 ], contributes to the stratification and entrenchment of inequality in society. The cost of education in the U.S. ranges from $1,500 to $5,000 per month. It is clear that young people and their parents, if they lack the skills needed to earn a living, face a high risk of also falling behind educationally. By comparison, in Germany, higher education is free for everyone, including foreigners [ 73 ]. This decision was made because the country’s government and representatives of the federal states believe that all people should have equal access to higher education.
    
    Transportation Infrastructure: The U.S. has opted for market-driven infrastructure development. As a result, the air transport infrastructure, private air transportation, and the road infrastructure are in good shape. However, the railways are in decline, and public transportation is underdeveloped. At the same time, all modes of transportation in Europe are developed quite harmoniously.
    
    International Criminal Court: The U.S. is the most ardent opponent of the International Criminal Court’s activities [ 74 , 75 ]. Under the pretext of protecting its military personnel, the Bush Jr. administration completely withdrew from the Rome Statute, claiming it violated U.S. national interests and sovereignty. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that employees of the International Criminal Court may face visa restrictions and sanctions due to investigations targeting U.S. military personnel. It follows, therefore, that the “national” interests of the United States run counter to the establishment of world peace. This trend must be resolutely countered.
    
    The U.S. blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for an independent investigation into the shooting of approximately 50 Palestinians by Israeli soldiers during a protest against the relocation of the Israeli embassy to Jerusalem [ 76 ].
    
    The Persecution of Julian Assange and Edward Snowden: The U.S., together with certain other countries, is persecuting the hero of our time, Julian Assange [ 77 ], using false accusations against him, and, judging by their actions within the legal framework, are demonstrating the immaturity of their democratic institutions. After all, it is obvious that it is precisely the excessive scale of the U.S.’s disregard for and abuse of democratic principles and human rights that motivates people like Julian Assange and Edward Snowden to tell the world the truth about the extent of these abuses, with the sole purpose of to protect the citizens of their own country and the entire world from unlawful actions. Let me remind you that Hillary Clinton, a former U.S. presidential candidate, called for Julian Assange to be eliminated by drone [ 78 ]. Under different circumstances, this statement could have been interpreted as a call for extremism.
    
    Prisons where torture is permitted: Let me remind you that it was the U.S. that created a network of prisons where torture is permitted [ 79 ]. It is also worth recalling here the U.S. secret program “MK Ultra” [ 80 ] in which people were tortured on a massive scale and subjected to various chemical substances without the victims’ consent. And all of this has been going on in the U.S. for decades, even during peacetime following World War II. It is noteworthy that the person who headed this CIA program was a Jew who had fled the horrors of Nazi Germany. His name was Sidney Gottlieb. So, given these facts, one gets the impression that the need for the mass torture of people is simply “hardwired into the DNA” of U.S. intelligence agencies and the U.S. government. Apparently, they simply cannot live without it.
    
    The degree of cruelty in these crimes: if we look at crime in the EU and the U.S., what stands out is the possibility of crimes of unimaginable cruelty being committed in the U.S. In the EU, it is sometimes simply impossible to imagine what is going on in the U.S. The fact that the death penalty is permitted in the United States also speaks to the country’s lag behind civilized societies.
    
    Plastic waste: For many years, the U.S. has been exporting plastic waste to Asian countries, claiming that it is properly recycled there [ 81 ]. This was news from 2019. Now let’s turn to the news from 2024: negotiations on a global agreement on plastics collapsed because the U.S. and several other countries sabotaged it [ 82 ].
    
    
    Conclusions
    
    The facts listed above indicate that, despite its status as a technological superpower, the U.S. cannot serve as a model for building a democratic society, at least in the aspects mentioned above. The U.S. must reflect on the fact that its methods of global leadership do not meet the civilizational standards of our time. Despite having an unprecedented opportunity to do so, the U.S. has failed to become a global center of positive influence. Here, the author calls on the U.S. to abandon the practice of an aggressive “struggle for leadership” and to try to become one of the “centers of positive global influence,” alongside the EU.
    
    
    The West’s double standards
    
    Democratic countries must rid themselves of double standards. As an example, I will cite the countless songs of praise for Navalny, yet the completely opposite attitude toward their own heroes of Navalny’s ilk: Assange and Snowden. One was imprisoned in the United Kingdom, constantly awaiting extradition to the United States, while another found refuge from persecution in Russia.
    
    Support for journalism that exposes the crimes of countries and regimes contributes to the advancement of democracy. The U.S. has devised a cunning scheme: it can commit crimes, classify this information, and, if it is published by lone-wolf journalists, accuse them of disclosing state secrets and threaten them with life sentences. The EU will not follow this path, and in time—the author is certain—the U.S. will also abandon such practices.
    
    The West’s double standards undermine the foundations of democracy worldwide.
    
    
    Resolving the contradiction between these theses in international law: the territorial integrity of states and the right of nations to self-determination. Take the examples of Crimea and Catalonia.
    
    The author proposes the following solution: the principle of a state’s territorial integrity can only be applied in the context of external influence or aggression. The right of nations to self-determination, in turn, must be interpreted without alteration. I’ll explain the nuances using two examples: Crimea and Catalonia.
    
    In the case of Crimea, however, external influence is clearly at play. A referendum was held, BUT ... The referendum was organized and conducted by a foreign state—in this case, Russia. According to the author’s interpretation, such actions are unacceptable. It is also obvious that Putin cannot be trusted in any way. Putin lied about Navalny’s poisoning; under his leadership, disinformation was fabricated regarding the downing of passenger flight MH17 over Ukraine by his regime [ 83 , 84 ], he waged a disinformation campaign targeting the Russian public about the atrocities committed by Russian fascists in Bucha. Therefore, the results of a referendum that was illegitimate from the outset carry no credibility. Under what circumstances would Crimea’s incorporation into Russia be possible and just? If there are leaders in a region capable of convincing the majority of the people of the need to live independently, then they should have the right to organize a referendum; and if the results truly reflect the people’s desire for independence, then the region should be allowed to secede in accordance with the will of the people.
    
    For the Spanish region of Catalonia, there was no external factor. In this case, the Catalans have the right to a referendum and to autonomy if the results are unequivocal. But there is one nuance. The leader of a region seeking potential secession, as well as those in his inner circle, must be completely transparent. This applies to both the financial and communications aspects. In other words, financial transactions in accounts affiliated with such individuals must be publicly accessible. Furthermore, all meetings of the leaders of the secessionist movements and their membership must be open to the public.
    
    
    The duty of a leader of a democratic country is to present a clear plan of action
    
    This refers to detailed programs analogous to this Program. This is necessary to ensure voters’ right to be better informed and to avoid surprises after the election.
    
    
    Restrictions on transfers of funds to support political parties and candidates in elections
    
    The goal is to reduce their dependence on major donors and lessen the influence of money on politics. Any citizen or organization may contribute up to 50€ as political support, either as a one-time donation or on a regular (monthly) basis. It is also proposed to ensure transparency in the sources of campaign financing in order to prevent corruption in the political system and the influence of oligarchs.
    
    
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20. Spiritual development. The evolutionary approach. Prerequisites for social reform. The fight against anti-Semitism and chauvinism. The Foundations of Judaism

    This section explains why spiritual development is vitally important for humanity. Modern society, despite the scale of its technological achievements, remains hostage to deep-seated psychological and social inertia. Amid growing polarization, identity crises, and spiritual emptiness, there is an increasingly acute need for a new direction of development—one aimed not only at external change but also at the inner transformation of the individual. This section proposes examining anti-Semitism, spiritual development, and historical evolution from an unexpected but productive perspective.
    
    Moving forward, the foundations of modern Judaism—primarily as a system of practices for personal development and collective ethics—will be discussed as a framework. The author would like to show a path that simultaneously reduces chauvinism [ 85 ] and anti-Semitism, and improves the quality of human life—through self-reflection, discipline, and a culture of responsibility.
    
    The material in this section is quite extensive, so please be patient. The text is provided below.
    
    

    • Introduction
    • Chavrut + People > Tzadikim > Sages. The Foundations of Judaism
    • Information created by people shapes the entire world
    • A Brief Guide to Spiritual Development
    • Prerequisites for Social Reform
    • The System of Intergenerational Development of the Mind
    • The Fight Against Anti-Semitism and Chauvinism

    
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    Introduction
    
    About 20 million years ago, the gibbon lineage split off from the common ancestor of the great apes; approximately 8–10 million years ago, the lineage leading to gorillas formed; and about 6–7 million years ago, the chimpanzee lineage split off. Approximately 300,000 years ago, the earliest representatives of modern humans (Homo sapiens) emerged in Africa. Later, as they spread across Eurasia, they appeared in Europe about 45,000–40,000 years ago (often referred to as “Cro-Magnons”) and, over the following millennia, displaced the Neanderthals, partially intermingling with them.
    
    The evolutionary chain described above is intended to show that the process of evolution is capable of producing increasingly intelligent beings. Moreover, an important fact here is the possibility of the simultaneous coexistence of different species of monkeys, which emerged at successive stages of evolution and exhibit different levels of intelligence. To date, humans are the most intelligent beings on the planet. This raises a reasonable question: what’s next? Following evolutionary logic, should another, more intelligent species emerge from humankind? Moreover, by analogy, this species will, at least initially, coexist with humans.
    
    It is generally accepted that the primary mechanism of evolution leading to the emergence of new species is random genetic errors and gene mutations. Looking at the evolutionary chain from apes to humans, we observe a gradual refinement of mammalian intelligence. Clearly, there are factors that influence a child’s development and are passed down from generation to generation. This raises the question: How can the experience and knowledge accumulated over the course of a person’s life be transmitted through genes?
    
    According to current understanding, genes passed from parents to offspring carry information that is determined at the moment of conception and does not change as a result of life experiences or the accumulation of knowledge. For example, learning to play the piano will not result in a child being born with the ability to play the piano.
    
    However, in recent years, the field of epigenetics [ 36 ] has revealed that life experiences can influence gene expression. Epigenetic changes are modifications that do not directly alter DNA but can influence gene activity, for example, by adding chemical groups to DNA or to proteins associated with it. Some epigenetic changes can be passed down from one generation to the next, but this is not the same as the transmission of acquired knowledge or experience. These changes are more closely related to the body’s response to the environment and can influence both a predisposition toward learnability or adaptability and general cognitive abilities, such as intelligence, memory, and the capacity for abstract thinking.
    
    This raises the question: if people, generation after generation, practice global thinking and spiritual development in the context of exploring their connection with the Creator, will a predisposition toward such pursuits be passed down through the activation of certain genes?
    
    Quote: “Evolution, Morpheus, evolution.” “And humans are dinosaurs,” *The Matrix* trilogy, Part One.
    
    
    Chavrut + People > Tzadikim > Sages. The Foundations of Judaism
    
    Humans are clearly not the “final version” of evolution: we are biologically the same primates, but we are now capable of reshaping our own psyche, morality, and culture faster than genes change. This raises a legitimate question: Is it possible to set in motion the next stage of development through long-term, generational efforts—upbringing, discipline, education, ethics, and the establishment of authority by those who know how to live and think more deeply?
    
    Moses, the very same figure from the Bible, actually accomplished something similar. About three and a half thousand years ago, he led his people into a period of prolonged isolation—the desert—where, over the course of approximately forty years, they did not merely survive, but the gradual formation of a new type of communal discipline, worldview, and spiritual and intellectual culture. This has set the course for further historical development and evolution.
    
    And I am speaking here without any religious undertones. This section of the Program provides information on what actually happened, so to speak, from a clear scientific perspective.
    
    Here is a quote from the book *Tanya* [ 86 ] (Chapter 42), a seminal work on Hasidism: “… in every generation, sparks of the soul of Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses) descend and take form in the bodies and souls of the sages of that generation, the ‘eyes of the community,’ in order to teach the people knowledge ….” The idea of the necessity of spiritual mentorship has earlier roots in the Oral Torah: in the tractate *Pirkei Avot* (1:6) contains the instruction “Choose a teacher for yourself,” and the Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 25b) emphasizes the authority of the sages of each generation. In Hasidism, this tradition was further developed in the teaching about the tzadikim [ 87 ] — righteous individuals who serve as spiritual mentors and community leaders.
    
    Thus, the Tzadikim were supposed to “raise” the rest of the people to their level. To this end, they instructed people (but only members of their own people), correcting their behavior and imparting their wisdom. The highest level in the hierarchy of the Jewish people is the council of sages. The wisest of the Tzadiks “lifted up” the rest of the Tzadiks. By analyzing one’s character traits and behavior as part of personal development, one can correct and improve one’s personality traits. This topic receives considerable attention in Judaism.
    
    “Chavruta” holds a special place in the Jewish intellectual tradition — a method of collaborative study of sacred texts, primarily the Torah and the Talmud, based on dialogue, asking questions, proposing hypotheses, and critically discussing various interpretations. In contrast to the passive acquisition of knowledge, havruta involves active intellectual engagement, in which each participant must not only justify their own position but also analyze their interlocutor’s arguments, identify logical contradictions, and revise their conclusions. This practice creates favorable conditions for the development of analytical and critical thinking, language skills, cognitive flexibility, metacognitive control, and the ability to hold several competing interpretations in working memory. Thus, havruta can be viewed not only as a means of transmitting religious knowledge, but also as a historically established form of systematic intellectual training that has the potential to foster the development and maintenance of cognitive abilities.
    
    This is how it has been passed down from generation to generation. In each new generation, it was possible once again to identify the Tsadiks and the wisest among them. At the same time, the development of such traits does not necessarily manifest immediately in the next generation of children: in genetics and epigenetics, there are known cases where predispositions, behavioral, or cognitive tendencies may manifest two, three, or even more generations later. Therefore, we are not talking here about a direct and immediate improvement in each successive generation, but rather about a long-term, cumulative process in which upbringing, family tradition, the selection of respected sources of wisdom, and hereditary mechanisms could gradually enhance intellectual qualities within the community. Furthermore, in Judaism, there is no prohibition against Tzadikim forming families, unlike the celibacy required of Catholic priests and bishops in Christianity. In contrast, having children in a religious Jewish community is encouraged. This is precisely what became the mechanism for further development: not as an instantaneous leap from generation to generation, but as a long historical process spanning centuries and millennia. This set in motion the process of further evolution.
    
    I have outlined here, in general terms, an ideal scenario of self-selection. It is clear that in real life—and even more so over the course of thousands of years—complications and deviations have arisen. But the cultural-hierarchical structure described above (havruta + people > tzadikim > sages) can still be observed in Judaism today. Parallel to the intensified evolutionary process within the community, there was—albeit slowly—a gene exchange with the rest of the population.
    
    What do we have today as a result of the evolutionary impulse described above? The fact of the Ashkenazi Jews’ significant intellectual superiority is indisputable. This is confirmed by modern research [ 88 ]. At the same time, Ashkenazim make up about 80% of the entire Jewish ethnic group [ 89 ]. Superiority in IQ means that not everything these individuals understand can be understood by other people.
    
    And, of course, wealth. In terms of numbers, at least 25% of the world’s wealthiest people are of Jewish descent [ 90 ]. Meanwhile, Jews make up only 0.4% of the world’s total population.
    
    A byproduct of the emergence of the “gift of superiority” has been a vice such as chauvinism. I would even call it “biological chauvinism.” One could cite numerous examples of Jewish chauvinism in modern life, but I will limit myself to two illustrative examples [ 91 , 92 ].
    
    An interesting fact: In the 17th century, Benedict (Baruch) Spinoza extolled the power of reason, which is capable of granting a person true freedom by penetrating to the essence of things. According to Spinoza, the mind, by contemplating the eternal and harmonious essence of reality, is even capable of granting a person an understanding of eternal existence. Baruch Spinoza, who was of Jewish descent, lived roughly two centuries before Charles Darwin’s discovery of evolution. It so happened that the greatest philosopher, due to the peculiarities of the era in which he lived, failed to consider the possibility of the hereditary transmission of intellectual power, the possibility of its development and refinement within a closed group of people, and its subsequent transmission to descendants through the mechanisms of evolution. And that is exactly what I am talking about. Yes, the mind is in itself a great gift of nature, but knowledge of the system—how to expand its boundaries using inherited historical mechanisms—is no less, and indeed even more, significant.
    
    Note: The author wanted to emphasize that he does not consider anyone to be superhuman. (Except perhaps for Steve Jobs and Elon Musk.) Moreover, if we speak strictly from a biological standpoint about another type of people, then at this stage, such a phenomenon certainly does not exist in its complete form. The point here is different: the concept of human development proposed by the author below is an extraordinary approach not only to solving the problems of anti-Semitism and chauvinism, but also a way to improve the quality of life for all people on Earth. This includes, among other things, putting an end to violence in the world. And not only toward other people. As long as people continue to eat animals and consider this perfectly normal, there can be no talk of ending violence in the world.
    
    Let’s ask ourselves a more precise question: where should we evolve from here? This question is easy to answer once one becomes aware of one’s animal nature, shedding, so to speak, the halo of the crown of evolution. Essentially, a human is an animal, but in some ways a more advanced one. So, if you were to place any earthly creature next to a human, aside from physical appearance, there are only two distinguishing features worth noting: a) far more developed language skills, and b) a highly developed capacity for reflection. But we should not be moving at an accelerated pace solely toward the development of biological intelligence. Human nature itself—the animalistic aspect—must be fully recognized and set aside, and this, in itself, is spiritual development.
    
    The spiritual principle is a person’s ability to transcend instincts and sociocultural scripts, freely orienting oneself toward truth, goodness, beauty, and love. It manifests itself in the search for meaning, conscience, creativity, and a selfless attitude toward others. By developing it, we become more whole and free beings.
    
    Judaism contains well-developed concepts and practices related to the spiritual and intellectual perfection of the individual. “Kabbalah” holds a special place here [ 93 ]—an ancient school of Jewish thought dedicated to inner self-improvement, understanding the structure of the universe, and seeking ways to bring it into harmony. In a broad sense, we are talking about a system aimed at deepening consciousness, developing moral qualities, and expanding a person’s ability to understand themselves, the world, and their place in it. For greater specificity, the author provides a brief guide to spiritual development later in the text.
    
    For a better understanding, I’ll share an informative video featuring Michael Laitman [ 94 ]. Michael teaches Kabbalah to anyone who is interested, including people of non-Jewish descent. At the same time, it overcame significant resistance from the Jewish elite. This, among other things, is a major contribution to the fight against anti-Semitism worldwide. It will also be enlightening to listen to a stunning lecture by Rabbi Asher Kushnir on knowing the Creator [ 95 ].
    
    Quote: “May Your grace descend upon all forms of intelligence,” Animatrix.
    
    
    Information created by people shapes the entire world
    
    The Creator endows the world with the potential for development by establishing the fundamental principles that determine the evolution of matter and consciousness. Man is created in the image and likeness of the Creator, possessing the capacity for creativity, self-awareness, and free will. Thus, people can participate in the process of creating the world by contributing through their thoughts, words, and actions.
    
    The works created by people—whether brilliant films, books, music, or scientific discoveries—are expressions of the human spirit and intellectual potential. Such information has the power to influence the minds of others, shape culture and values, and even alter the course of history. Information serves here as a tool of creation. When information is disseminated and perceived by a large number of people, it becomes part of the collective consciousness. This is reflected in changes in social norms and technologies.
    
    From a spiritual perspective, when people create information that embodies profound truths, beauty, and a striving for perfection, they are acting in harmony with the Creator’s plan. Their creativity becomes an extension of the divine act of creation, enriching the world and contributing to its evolution. There is an interaction with the Creator’s ideas. Sometimes a person may notice this directly through effects of synchronicity [ 96 ].
    
    In today’s world, technology allows information to be disseminated instantly across the globe. When an idea spreads widely, it becomes part of the collective consciousness, shifting the “weights” of the social “neural network” and guiding its further development. This amplifies the influence of human ideas and raises questions about how to use this power in accordance with divine principles. Conscious creativity, inspired by divine principles, allows people not only to influence reality but also to participate in the process of creating the world, guiding it toward harmony and perfection.
    
    I will now briefly touch on the concept of artificial neural networks and their training using the backpropagation method. This is currently taught at the high school level [ 97 ], but this wasn’t discussed at all in my school classes. The author has some experience training various types of neural networks, including GPT-2.
    
    So, we have layers consisting of elementary units—neurons. Each artificial (software) neuron has multiple inputs and one (in the general case) output. Also, each neuron in a higher layer is typically connected to all the neurons in the previous layer. The weights (values) of these connections differ for each neuron. Therefore, after the network has been trained, each neuron will make its own unique contribution to the overall result. The output of a single neuron in the very top layer represents the result of the entire neural network’s work. During training, we use data from the training set. The term “epoch,” as applied to neural networks, refers to a complete training cycle: one full pass of the training data through the entire neural network and one cycle of backpropagation. A neural network requires anywhere from a few to several thousand epochs to be sufficiently trained. In each training cycle, the output is compared to the expected value specified in the training dataset. The calculated error allows the weights of the connections between neurons in the layers to be adjusted within the framework of the backpropagation algorithm.
    
    Interestingly, the very structure of self-selection among people described above (people > tzadikim > sages) is, in fact, analogous to a giant neural network. In this case, the error for backpropagation is determined by the Tzadikim and the sages. An era is a single generation of people, i.e., about 20 years. Thus, the number of completed epochs since the start of the “evolutionary training of the neural network” has already exceeded one hundred.
    
    The human brain is, of course, a vast neural network in and of itself. With the advent of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the similarity between the results of human thought and those of an artificial neural network is striking. In fact, humanity and the entire biological world are, in essence, a vast neural network consisting of individual biological neural networks. But unlike an artificial neural network, all members of the biological world possess consciousness.
    
    Here I am compelled to provide a clear definition of consciousness: although this question is still considered open today, the author can say the following: consciousness is everything related to experiences. Consciousness is responsible for the entire spectrum of sensations, ranging from primitive ones—such as pain or the sense of smell—to complex feelings related to our attitudes toward other people or events. A neural network is not capable of feeling or experiencing anything on its own; it is a computing machine in its purest form. A neural network is the embodiment of intelligence. The thought process is the awareness of the results of mathematical operations taking place in the brain’s neurons. Essentially, thinking, understanding, and awareness are all unique forms of sensation. Consciousness inputs information into the brain, just as into a computer, and receives the result of the calculations as output. Consciousness sets the task, and the intellect solves it. The gift of consciousness is clearly connected to the Creator. Consciousness cannot be artificial. Human consciousness controls both its own organic neural network (in the brain) and artificial neural networks like ChatGPT in the external world.
    
    I’ll add this: every person can experience their own consciousness. There are special techniques for this: “itbonenut” in Kabbalah or Hasidism, as well as “vipassana” (the practice of sati) in Buddhism. It explicitly states: everything we experience comes through the senses, and observing them in real time reveals the nature of consciousness. Or contemplation (itbonenut), where a person experiences every sensation as a manifestation of the divine source, and the very fact of feeling as a sign of the soul’s presence. Thus, meditating on one’s feelings and sensations is not just about mindfulness; it is also about sentient consciousness. This is precisely what distinguishes the living from the non-living. Incidentally, neurobiologists and philosophers have no answer to the question of why we are able to experience anything at all—why we can feel taste, pain, joy, sadness, and so on. This greatest mystery of our time is called the “hard problem of consciousness,” a term popularized not long ago by the philosopher David Chalmers [ 98 ].
    
    And so that the topic of consciousness doesn’t seem too complicated—just pinch yourself: the sensation you feel is the work of consciousness.
    
    This clear distinction between consciousness and intelligence, between the living and the non-living, allows us to free ourselves from certain misconceptions. One of these is the belief in the possibility of consciousness emerging in artificial intelligence. The intelligence of a neural network has always been artificial, and it will remain so. It will never come to life. Our human consciousness will control them in exactly the same way that it controls the neural network in our own brains.
    
    Interestingly, an analogy with a neural network can also be drawn on the scale of the entire universe. Thus, the cells for storing parameters (connection weights) are elementary particles in a state of uncertainty (particle or wave). The connections between these cells are fundamental interactions: electromagnetic, gravitational, strong, and weak (there may be other, as yet undiscovered forces). Furthermore, the author believes that a corresponding law of physics will eventually be discovered. In fact, one of the greatest minds of our time, Roger Penrose, has already attempted to bring it all together: consciousness and matter [ 99 ]. And this is the universe in its entirety.
    
    Thus, to summarize briefly, the information we generate is an active code that reprograms both the collective psyche and the very fabric of reality. Consciousness is a sovereign, divinely endowed realm, whereas intelligence (whether biological or artificial) is merely an instrument of its self-expression and evolution. In this sense, it is humanity’s responsibility to create consciously, so that the code we release into the world leads it toward greater harmony.
    
    Quote: “The entire universe operates within each of us so that we may become self-aware,” author’s own.
    
    
    A Brief Guide to Spiritual Development
    
    Originally, the full text of this guide was available here. However, over time, I created a separate web page [ 100 ]. We strongly encourage you to read the brief guide to spiritual development before continuing here.
    
    The spiritual dimension here is not merely a decorative element—it is precisely what defines the loss function, to use our analogy with a neural network.
    
    
    Aware of the scope of this emerging picture, the author would like to awaken every person.
    
    Quote: “What you can accept calmly no longer controls you.”
    
    
    Prerequisites for Social Reform
    
    In general, we need to build a society where the expansion of each person’s consciousness, within the framework of spiritual development, occurs at an accelerated pace. It is evident that the environment in which a person develops can be the primary amplifying factor. A person, as a member of society, does not choose their inherent nature or a significant portion of the laws governing their own development, but can choose the environment—people, books, teachers—through which their qualities develop. It is also human nature to adopt the views and actions of those around us—hence the need to surround oneself with the wise and the righteous in order to learn from their behavior.
    
    If we translate this into the language of the model, we get: a person’s state at time (t+1) is a function of the person’s state and the environment’s state at time (t). But the environment itself is shaped by the actions of all people. This creates a feedback loop: people > environment > people > environment > …
    
    A transformed person, like a spark of consciousness, alters the probability field of behavior for everyone around them. This is essentially where the mechanism lies: “corrected sparks help the less-corrected ones.”
    
    How, then, should society be organized? I would start not even with laws, but with a single fundamental goal: to make a person’s inner development socially effortless, and their degradation socially disadvantageous. Not through force. Conversely: if correction presupposes conscious intent, then it is, by definition, impossible to forcibly correct a person.
    
    You cannot force someone to: love, feel compassion, understand, renounce selfishness, or change their intention. Therefore, a state that declares itself a “machine for correcting souls” will almost inevitably give rise to hypocrisy. People will begin to mimic correctness. This is an extremely important limitation. Society should create conditions for redemption, but not issue certificates of redeemed souls.
    
    It is not abstract humanity that changes a person, but specific relationships. Judaism offers a surprisingly concise framework: a teacher + a friend + the right attitude toward another person. This can be transformed into a social technology.
    
    Thus, every person must have three types of relationships: the person from whom I learn, the person with whom I grow as equals, and the person whom I help to grow. Moreover, a single person can simultaneously play all three roles in relation to different people. Then the “corrected sparks” truly begin to propagate change.
    
    A cascade effect arises, and a single person can influence thousands of people they have never met. The teacher influenced the student. The student became a father. His attitude shaped the child. The child became a doctor. His attitude changed the patients. And so on. Correction spreads through a social network.
    
    Intention must gradually become more important than the action itself. People’s actions are linked to their intentions. It follows that people’s intentions must also be corrected. In Judaism, a perfect intention does not necessarily have to exist at the beginning of the process. The Talmud articulates this principle: a person may begin an action without a perfect intention but arrive at it through practice.
    
    The initial stage: I do good because I am praised for it.
    Next: I do good because that is the norm.
    Then: because I understand the consequences.
    Even higher: because another person’s suffering becomes meaningful to me.
    And finally: I perceive the good of another as the good of the whole of which I myself am a part.
    
    This can be expressed as follows: external motivation > habit > understanding > empathy > intention. Thus, profound correction culminates in a change of intention, but the path toward that intention can begin long before it emerges.
    
    “Corrected sparks” should serve not as rulers, but as models. This is a critical point. The most dangerous idea that can be derived from our model is: “Those who are more ‘correct’ should govern those who are less ‘correct.’” From there, it’s just two steps to a spiritual aristocracy: we know who is righteous > therefore, we have the right to determine the lives of others.
    
    The problem is that there is no objective instrument for measuring the level of the soul. Therefore, instead of the hierarchy “correct > incorrect,” we should use the following mechanism: example > imitation > independent reflection. In other words, the most powerful mechanism of influence is not the command “be this way,” but rather “a person sees every day that the people he respects live in a certain way.”
    
    And then a completely different question arises: to whom does society grant prestige? It seems to me that this is the central question. Modern society is constantly educating people. It’s just that we don’t usually call this “learning.”
    
    If the highest status is accorded to those who are the richest, the most famous, the most ostentatious, and the most consumptive, then society delivers billions of small lessons every day: this is the kind of person it pays to become.
    
    And vice versa. Imagine a society where high prestige is accorded to a person who has created something useful, raised children well, mentored students, resolved a conflict, honestly admitted their own mistake, possesses knowledge, and is capable of remaining decent even when indecency is more profitable. Then cultural selection begins to operate in a completely different way. This is the acceleration of correction through the environment.
    
    Institutions are the accumulated embodiment of the qualities of previous generations. A good law is literally the crystallized result of past moral experience. A good school is the same. A good healthcare system. A sound judicial procedure. The scientific method. A mechanism for checking power. All of these allow the next generation to start from a place other than zero.
    
    It follows that: experience(t) > institution(t) > person(t+1) > improved experience(t+1) > improved institution(t+1)
    
    And this is what I would call the integral accumulation of correction: a person dies > their individual consciousness ceases > but the change they brought about in the structure of the world remains > the next consciousness is born into a slightly different universe.
    
    This is where the criterion for a good society comes into play. Not GDP alone. It’s not even about the number of good deeds.
    
    Roughly speaking: Q = (the rate of sustainable development of conscious qualities) / (the suffering and coercion necessary for this development).
    
    A good society maximizes Q. That is, a person: becomes capable of understanding others more quickly, notices their own selfishness more quickly, acknowledges mistakes more quickly, translates knowledge into appropriate action more quickly, and transitions from external coercion to internal motivation more quickly—with minimal infringement on their autonomy.
    
    We have determined that every person is simultaneously both the object of correction and a part of the environment for the correction of others. Therefore, individual and collective improvement cannot be separated at all: the better people are, the better the environment; the better the environment, the easier it is for future generations to become better. This is positive feedback.
    
    This is something we can already begin to design in practice. And here we arrive at a rather beautiful conclusion: the Creator (or nature in the broad sense) did not create a ready-made, perfect humanity, but rather a system capable of gradually correcting its own state through reflective beings.
    
    
    All the points and theses of this Program are a harmonious reflection of the ideas set forth here.
    
    In addition, it can be said that the entire framework must be based on the following principle: a person’s inner state is not subject to the jurisdiction of the state. The state has no right to say: “You are not compassionate enough,” “You misunderstand the meaning of life,” “Your intentions are not pure enough,” or “Your level of spiritual development is below the norm.” It is also clear that a person needs sufficient economic independence to be able to act morally.
    
    
    The System of Intergenerational Development of the Mind
    
    Below is a brief overview of the system of intergenerational development of the Mind. This is merely a concise summary of the basic principles, without a detailed description of educational methods, age-specific programs, scientific justifications, or mechanisms for practical implementation.
    
    The goal of the system is to create a cultural and educational environment in which each successive generation surpasses the previous one in its ability to understand reality, think critically, exercise self-control, recognize its own motives, and perceive the well-being of others and society as an essential part of its own well-being. The development of the Mind is understood more broadly than the development of intelligence: it includes metacognition, empathy, moral responsibility, and the spiritual dimension of human consciousness.
    
    The basic unit of the system is not a school, but an interconnected environment: family > education > society > artificial intelligence > the next generation. Development begins at birth, when the foundations of attention, emotional regulation, and social interaction are laid. Family communication culture plays a special role, in which the child’s perspective is valued in its own right.
    
    The Jewish tradition of family discussion serves as an example. As early as preschool age, children are taught to ask questions, particularly during the Passover Seder, where the youngest child traditionally asks, “Why is this night different from all other nights?” In religious families, discussions of the weekly Torah portions and moral issues can also become part of family life. The principle involves a shift from the “adult knows—child listens” model to the “child asks—adult explains—child explores further” model.
    
    As a person matures, the following sequence develops: curiosity > question > explanation > rule > exception > contradiction > argument > counterargument. Starting as early as 3–4 years old, it is possible to systematically encourage questions such as “Why?”, “How can we check that?”, “What if the opposite were true?”, and “How does the other person feel?” Later on, joint text analysis, logic, the scientific method, ethical discussions, and independent research emerge.
    
    An important tool is the chavruta—a traditional form of paired study and discussion that has been particularly developed in Talmudic education. Its principle is not the mechanical assimilation of knowledge, but rather intellectual interaction, in which participants offer explanations, identify contradictions, present evidence, and test each other’s arguments. The ability to understand and convincingly articulate an opposing position becomes no less important than defending one’s own.
    
    From the Talmudic tradition, we borrow first and foremost a method of thinking, rather than specific religious content: question > hypothesis > proof > objection > counterexample > clarification of concepts > new question. This recursive process is supported by modern science, statistics, cognitive psychology, and experimental verification. Spiritual tradition adds the work of examining one’s intention: why am I acting this way, what motivates me, for what purpose am I striving for a result, and what are the consequences of my actions for other people.
    
    During adolescence, artificial intelligence is integrated into the system as an intellectual partner, but not as a substitute for independent thinking. Principle of Interaction: First, a person formulates their own decision; then, the AI acts as a critic, offering alternatives and identifying weaknesses; after which, the person independently evaluates the arguments and verifies the conclusions. AI should enhance the ability to think, rather than create a habit of delegating the very process of thinking to a machine.
    
    Development is assessed not by a single IQ metric, but by a multidimensional profile of abilities: intelligence, critical thinking, learnability, knowledge transfer, creativity, metacognition, cognitive flexibility, self-regulation, empathy, collaboration, and ethical behavior. Of particular importance is the ability to recognize one’s own mistakes and to change one’s beliefs in light of new evidence. To this end, a personal journal of changing opinions is used, among other things.
    
    Spiritual development is viewed as a distinct dimension of the Mind: the ability to transcend immediate selfish impulses, to recognize one’s belonging to a broader whole, and to act with regard to its well-being. This ability can be developed through reflection, contemplative practices, character development, and concrete actions. However, spirituality cannot be reliably measured by a single test or reduced to a mandatory rating of a person.
    
    The system’s evolutionary mechanism is based on the principle of “variation > selection > inheritance.” People generate various ideas, ways of thinking, and behavioral models; their effectiveness is tested through reasoning, experience, scientific experimentation, and moral consequences. The most effective practices are embedded in upbringing, education, institutions, and culture, becoming the heritage of the next generation. Methods are selected and refined, not people, based on their presumed biological or spiritual value.
    
    This creates a positive intergenerational feedback loop. The first generation masters new ways of thinking and upbringing. The second generation grows up in this improved environment and, upon becoming parents, educators, and researchers, further develops it. The third generation inherits the intellectual practices that have already been accumulated, a more developed culture of communication, improved social institutions, and new technological tools. Conditions are emerging for a self-accelerating accumulation of cognitive and cultural achievements, although the exponential nature of this process has yet to be proven.
    
    The ultimate goal is the accelerated cultural evolution of the Mind, in which intellectual improvement is inextricably linked to moral and spiritual development. Changes in a person’s biological characteristics that may occur over time are not the direct goal of the system. Its success is determined by the extent to which subsequent generations become more capable of discerning the truth, correct their own mistakes, interact constructively, and consciously participate in the improvement of society—while preserving individual freedom, diversity of views, and the right to criticize the system itself.
    
    
    The Fight Against Anti-Semitism and Chauvinism
    
    Let us turn to one of the topics in this section of the Program, namely, the methodology for ridding the world of anti-Semitism and chauvinism. To this end, I will briefly describe the nature of anti-Semitism once again, applying an evolutionary approach.
    
    As is well known, the formation of new species of living beings occurs, among other things, at moments when their distinctive behavior emerges. For humans, this involved, in particular, the transition to bipedalism and the replacement of strong alpha males as leaders with individuals who demonstrated more rationality rather than strength. The transformation of species could have lasted millions of years. But with the appearance of the first person who realized his oneness with all living things and felt the spark of the Creator within himself (Abraham), everything changed. The course of evolution has been spanning millennia, not millions of years. The laws of genetics and epigenetics have allowed one ethnic group to stand out, a group that has not lost its uniqueness to this day.
    
    In other words, the Creator (nature, reality, the supermind—whatever you prefer to call it) created a mechanism of evolution capable of developing the mind. Humans can accelerate this aspect of evolution by consciously allowing themselves, from generation to generation, to develop the gift of thought, reinforcing predispositions through the natural mechanism of epigenetics. The author is convinced that it is precisely this approach that will make it possible to build a just society that will endure for millennia to come.
    
    Now I will quote Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: “When a person thinks deeply and seriously, they have a hard time among the general public.” Well, to some extent, this may apply to an entire nation. In such a situation, “biological chauvinism” naturally arises. I hope I have succeeded, at least in part, in illustrating the magnitude of the problem of antisemitism. But at the same time, this is simply a fascinating history of humanity.
    
    The author is confident that if people come to understand and embrace the concept of the evolutionary approach and the concept of society’s self-improvement in the pursuit of knowing the qualities of the Creator, the world will finally bring joy to every person.
    
    In conclusion, as a remedy for anti-Semitism and chauvinism, the author proposes the following:
    
    

    1. Extend the principle “people > tzadikim > sages” to all of humanity, not just to a single ethnic or religious group. In every culture, we should seek out people who possess humility, wisdom, honesty, compassion, and the ability to correct their own mistakes. It is precisely such people who should become the moral guides of society.
    2. Make spiritual knowledge accessible to all who seek it. If the Torah, Kabbalah, reflection on the sefirot, character development, self-observation, and discipline truly help a person become purer, wiser, and more responsible, then these methods should not be perceived as a tool for group superiority. They should be applied as a universal school for the betterment of humanity. At the same time, we must discard all religious nonsense: for example, the necessity of animal sacrifices or the claim that in ancient times people could create soulless idols, and so on—that is, everything that clearly has no place in the “New Testament.”
    3. Introduce the practice of self-monitoring for manifestations of anti-Semitism and chauvinism. A person must honestly ask themselves: Where have I generalized an entire people based on its worst representatives? Where have I felt superior to another? Where have I justified cruelty in the name of a “higher purpose”? Where have I refused to see another as a fully-fledged human being? Without such internal scrutiny, the fight against hatred quickly turns into a clash of one collective pride against another.
    4. Shift the focus from the idea of ethnic superiority to the idea of personal improvement. If the main obstacles to spiritual development are pride, anger, envy, cruelty, and the thirst for recognition, then any form of chauvinism must be viewed not as a sign of strength, but as a spiritual defect. Anti-Semitism and chauvinism share a common root—the inability to see in another person a bearer of consciousness, a soul, and one’s own path to redemption.
    5. The primary remedy is to address the source of hatred within the individual. Anti-Semitism is cured by knowledge, honesty, and the dismantling of false images of the enemy. Chauvinism is cured by humility, gratitude, and the understanding that any gift is given not for power over others, but for responsibility toward them. Only then does spiritual development become the common evolutionary direction of humanity.

    
    Quote: Tanakh, Jeremiah 31:33—“...the law of God will be written on the hearts of the people...”
    
    
    
    
    
    A Riddle
    
    With your permission, I’d like to pose a riddle. Imagine that you need to take out and throw away a small bag of trash. Under what circumstances could this trash be the most significant thing in the universe? View answer >>- Only if this “trash” consists of your sins and personal shortcomings that you have recognized and corrected.
    
    
    
    The author hopes for support in implementing the points and theses of this Program.
    
    
    
    
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