CLICK TO READ #StopAndTalk Quiz Round 1: Solution Pool
Q1.
If you could create a virtual planet in the metaverse, what kind of planet would you build? Why? What would you do on this planet?
Collaborator A: I would create a virtual world similar to our world, but without hunger, homelessness, or fear of violence and then see how other aspects of our world change without these limitations.
Collaborator B: I would build a planet where human beings would be capable of escaping from their innate defects to that human condition (envy, fear, violence, etc.), and would use only its positive characteristics. This, however, would be a utopia since what makes us human is precisely that diversity, which protects us and allows us to survive. The human being does not stand out in anything compared to other species, except in his brain, which provides a unique mental capacity to develop unique abilities. My role in this metaverse would simply be that of a person who lives, although it sounds obvious, it is the most important aspiration that we face every day.
Collaborator C: I would create a planet of completely renewable energy, and one that is comprised of diverse wildlife. Humans would all live in bio-engineered huts that are made of Earthly materials that cause no harm to the environment. Furthermore, there would be no plastic or fossil fuels used. Everything would come from renewable energy sources - including solar panels and wind mills. Hydraulic sources of energy would come from surrounding waterfalls. There would not be roads or interstates made of tar; instead, there would be biking and walking trails throughout the planet to get from place to place. Vegetation would be the main source of food; as opposed to any animal farming. I would create this sort of a planet because I believe it would really capture the true nature of the beauty and greatness that Earth could be; if people hadn't destroyed our planet with modernization and industrialization.
Collaborator D: This planet should be a haven of peace, happiness and practical and theoretical knowledge, where everyone can learn from each other and create together.
Collaborator E: If I could create a virtual planet, I would build a planet that has an Earth-like atmosphere, seas and drinkable natural water. The reason is simple: I need to live in an environment where I can survive. Then I would look around and see how to organize my stay on the planet. Where to sleep, to avoid possible natural pitfalls and from possible dangerous animals and/or insects, the most readily available food, starting with the least dangerous. I would obtain, if possible, items to start a fire and work to equip myself with stones and long sticks to ward off any dangerous animals. In short, I would take into account my experience on the first planet.
Collaborator F: A place of peace, inclusion, dialogue, learning and cultural exchange.
Collaborator G: In the metaverse I would like to create a world with a spherical shape because it is the shape to which every natural shape known today tends. In such a planet I would be an observer.
Collaborator H: A planet that had no pollution an accepted all races religions genders and diversities.
Collaborator I: On this planet, I would teach Panch Maha Yagy, a 5 part Puja that every person on the planet would do daily to support the ancestors, the divine, the elements, myself and that which nourishes the body. This would provide the basis of spiritual connection & enlightenment so that people would always seek the truth and the best possible outcome for everyone.
Collaborator J: A planet just like earth. Rather than run away from being human and the human condition, I think there’s a benefit in being human together. However, unlike current earth where differences cause rancor suspicion and competition, I think this newly created earth would try to forge systems where differences are seen as resourceful.
Collaborator K: I would not build any planets in the metaverse. The metaverse seems alienating to me and I think the real world is enough. We must strive for the real world.
Collaborator L: A Small Planet
A place where nature takes its course
Where there are all kinds of people
Different from each other Respectful of each other
Relationships are close, streets are small
People can walk on the scale.
There are small restaurants, small bars, small theaters, and lots of festivals.
There are small workshops, small farms, small fairs, small libraries, small museums, and art galleries.
In fact, we have everything
What I want is not the ordinary or the usual.
To be with my family.
friendly neighbors, laughing friends
A place for the old and a place for the young
Collaborator M: A planet with not many resources and which works in reverse, that is where man is forced to produce more than there are already. Why? because otherwise man would appropriate it by destroying its relative availability. What would you do on this planet? together with the other men I would be called to increase the resources
Q2.
What kind of character would you create for yourself in the metaverse? What about the character's appearance? What are your character’s talents? Why?
Collaborator A: I hope in the metaverse we would not worry as much about our physical appearances.
Collaborator B: I would be the same as I am in this physical universe, but stripped of my limitations and defects, my appearance would also be the same, and my job would be to teach whoever wants to learn.
Collaborator C: My character would be a harvesting woman, who works the land around her to grow vegetables and other plants, that are sold at the local market for food! I would choose this character because it would give me the opportunity to help the community, as well as interact with other community members to share the gospel!
Collaborator D: I think that everyone imagines themselves in the metaverse as they would like to be on Earth: to be the bearer of wisdom and knowledge in order to be able to share it with others, which implies, as science and wisdom are never given, to acquire it oneself through intellectual learning, reading, dialogue and experimentation with human beings, nature and things.
Collaborator E: The character I would create for myself is that of the thinker who knows the problems that may arise and is adequately capable of pointing out, thanks to his experience and cognitive ability of workable solutions to the context and characteristics of the new planet, always using the expertise he has
Collaborator F: Myself because I want to live a better life as myself.
Collaborator G: In the metaverse I would like to be what I am in the real world: a person who observes and listens, with good listening and observation skills.
Collaborator H: I recreated character that could answer simple questions about how we can improve life on Earth.
Collaborator I: As Rani Yoga Devi, I would be, medium to light peachy- brown skinned with large hazel eyes and full peachy-orange-red lips and a slim, yet muscular build on a 5’5” frame. I would be the Teacher of Panch Maha Yagy and would reside in the foothills of a virtual version of The Himalayan mountains, where it’s warm in Fall, cool in winter, cool enough to keep the snow on the mountain tops and foothills behind us. warm in spring and summer is nice and warm. I would have the capacity to teach physical arts like Medical Tai Chi, Acupressure, Reiki, Yoga, Meditation, resistance training and water exercise and train others to train people physically & spiritually. There would not be a set religion, but a body of knowledge / wisdom that everyone would know. Books of knowledge would be available to everyone! all would have equal power! There would be no political system, no power structure & no money. Everyone (each family) would grow a type of herb or spice and a fruit and a vegetable on their plantation & would trade with others! Grains like wheat & rice would grow naturally in fields below us & we would collect them in the summer and our water would come from pure springs.
Collaborator J: My character would maintain its human form. There have been movies where characters are constructed to have fantastic magical and out-of-this-world superpowers…I prefer characters whose superpowers are virtues. What if, characters on this new earth each had a virtue as their superpowers? Kindness, honesty, trust, truthfulness, etc? Everyone would have these virtues in “normal” quantities but each character would possess one in superpower proportions…
Collaborator K: I already struggle to tolerate myself in the physical world. I wouldn't put up with another me, and if it were better I would put up with it even less, because it would be false
Collaborator L: I want to be a photographer and open a photo studio. To capture the smiles of people in all their diversity.
Collaborator M: Peasant. What about the appearance of the character? it does not matter. What are your character's talents? know everything needed to grow plants and adaptable life forms. Why? to survive.
Q3.
What issues in the world are you currently concerned about? If the metaverse were a new world, what would you think humans should do to avoid the same problems in the new world?
Collaborator A: I worry that too much of our lives is organized around taking advantage of others and the environment. I hope that eliminating hunger, homelessness, and fear of violence will help address that.
Collaborator B: Paradoxically, the biggest problem in our physical world is precisely the human being, all the other problems (which are many) that exist, are collateral to the existence of living beings with advanced mental capacities, that is to say: humans. The way to solve this contingency in a dystopian metaverse would be precisely for humans to have their intellect limited to do socially beneficial things. My metaverse would follow more the principles of Rousseau than those of Hobbes.
Collaborator C: Industrialization, animal farming, pollution, and other concerning problems could be avoided by a fresh new start, and an understanding of the benefits of a simple lifestyle over a more complicated one.
Collaborator D: Certainly learn to take the other into consideration, to appreciate him or her, to respect him or her, to share thoughts and materials with him or her to create this atmosphere of peace and serenity. The curiosity of the other must be absolutely central in this new world.
Collaborator E: The major problems of the planet I was born on today are mainly these:
1) the poisoning of the air and seas that are the elements that threaten to irreparably damage the lives of humans on Earth;
2) The complexity of human relations, both at the geo-political and interpersonal levels that require rethinking the educational method. The new educational method must aim to blunt
the permanent opposition within states and in the social body. It must be taught to be patient and to thoroughly examine the thinking of others before opposing. THE REAL GREAT PROBLEM WE HAVE IS TO MAKE DIFFERENT OPINIONS coexist, MEDITATING ALL COUNTERPOSED POSITIONS AND ATTENDING TO THE METHOD OF TRUTH. the GREATEST DAMAGES have come precisely from the manipulation of Truth for the purpose of prevailing and prevaricating over others;
3) Permanent conflicts exist on Planet Earth that prevent work on establishing a Planetary Government that all humans are able to observe. At one time 10 Laws were sufficient. Today it may be that because of the complexity achieved by life and social relations, 1,000 are needed. But the problem remains to educate all rational living things to observe them.
Collaborator F: Respect each other’s cultures, listen to each other’s needs, celebrate each other’s differences, focus on creativity rather than materialism.
Collaborator G: The world today suffers from the same problems as any other historical period: human beings don't know how to "be human". To avoid this problem human beings should observe and listen to each other more.
Collaborator H: I'm concerned that not enough students are being taught. How to think critically?
Collaborator I: We should avoid war, environmental damage to the air, land, water! The soil and the beaches must be healthy and the sun would provide enough warmth and light during the day and the moon would provide enough energy to recharge our body batteries each evening. We should also avoid greed and jealousy so that there will be a peaceful life for everyone. We must avoid creating belief systems that result in egoistic behaviour & superior feelings. No one should be above anyone. There would be respect for elders who would pass on their knowledge & youth would be naturally inclined to want to learn from their peers and elders. Language could be interpreted through expressions & emotions, verbal sounds (speech) as well as facial expressions and body language that everyone understood clearly. Everyone communicates clearly & efficiently with no misunderstandings or confusion. There would be no need for any arguments or misunderstandings, but ample room for discussion, questions and answers to those questions. Everything would be considered important & there would be no caste system that judged people by their profession. Everyone would have a specific skill like toolmaking, cutting and styling hair, skin care & makeup artistry. Every family would be an artisan family who would make their specialties, foods, clothing and adornments (jewellery & utensils and serving vessels of gold, silver, bronze and copper) and pottery & china for utility as well as decorative goods. People would live in larger homes with their families. There would be no need to move away from your family dwelling when you got married! Ladies would spend two months out of each year vacationing with their families, one with maternal family, the other with paternal family.
Collaborator J: I’m concerned about communication across differences. Decentering self in interactions with other…intentionally pursuing knowledge of self and knowledge of other in the world.
Collaborator K: I am concerned about injustice and inequality. I am convinced that a virtual world built by humans would have the same flaws
Collaborator L: The main problem is what to do when disagreements arise. It is actually a mechanism to regulate the conflict of interest. How to make a good way for the conflict to change in a certain box without forming irrational and catastrophic consequences.War, and slavery
Now, the productivity of human beings is sufficient to create materials that can satisfy people's basic needs
We should think about ways to improve the way human communities are structured. The development of transportation and communication has made the
the earth smaller and smaller. Humans are becoming increasingly integrated.
Should we not adopt a new identity? Citizens of the Earth, crossing the walls of language and culture. Embracing each other with our larger selves
We are our own unique selves
We are also part of the human race. Have a good day.
Collaborator M: What problems in the world are you currently concerned about? Ecological. If the metaverse was a new world, what do you think humans should do to avoid the same problems in the new world? Humans have a nature, but can with much effort change it. Humans should learn to change in accordance with the nature of the new world