Science has become a full part of the economic assembly line, the icing on the cake of industrialization is currently AI. In this sense João Carlos Orquiza ,science and technology also serve for the survival of 8 billion people on this planet; however, as we humans do not live species-appropriate and against the laws of nature, we are currently in a Sisyphean trap.

So far, science has gone very well, so even today we have scientists who deal with major things, there is no lack of inventions, especially technological ones, we need science and its contribution to society. So we are on the right path and we must not stop, as long as humanity exists, so does science.

Stephen I. Ternyik,

I deeply appreciate your reflection on the "Sisyphean trap" faced by humanity amidst the challenges posed by the interplay between science, technology, and economics. Your analysis brings a critical and necessary perspective on the sustainability of our scientific and technological progress.

In response to your observation, I believe that one possibility to reverse this situation is the reformulation of education, beginning with elementary schooling.

It is essential to detach knowledge from the economy, promoting an education that values curiosity, critical thinking, and an ethical and sustainable understanding of the world.

By freeing education from economic constraints and commercial interests, we can foster a generation of thinkers, scientists, and citizens who seek knowledge not just for its practical applications or economic gains, but for the intrinsic value of learning and a deeper understanding of our relationship with the environment and society.

It's a challenging path, but essential to ensure that we advance in a balanced and conscious manner.

With respect to future education, my reference is Comenius

João Carlos Orquiza

Poster The Great Future Didactic

Stephen I. Ternyik, regarding the more than 8 billion human organisms, it is shocking to see the disorderly exponential growth after the emergence of agriculture (10 thousand years ago). And, I realize, that in this universe in which we are immersed, against the entropic process, there must be energy. So, the key question is: where does energy come from to run the economy?

I explored a way to answer this question in the essay:

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The Diversion of Human Energy: How Labor Became a Commodity in Modern Societies

Just as a car is only activated by the ignition key with the driver's energy, modern society is sustained by the energy present in each individual. In a universe dominated by the second law of thermodynamics, entropy - the inherent tendency towards disorder - is an inescapable constant. However, life, in its essence, challenges this tendency, maintaining order and complexity through free energy. This energy, especially human energy, is not only the vital force that sustains biological processes but is also the primary energy source that fuels the complex structures and operations of contemporary societies. For 95% of humanity's historical time, human energy was channeled very differently than it is today. It was primarily directed towards group cohesion, life sustenance, and maintaining balance with the surrounding environment. Life in small cohesive groups allowed for a balanced use of energy, resisting entropic forces. However, with the transition to post-agricultural societies, there was a drastic shift in how this energy is utilized. The demands of modern society, with its emphasis on production, transportation, marketing, and consumption, require an unprecedented amount of human energy. This energy is extracted from individuals. This essay seeks to explore this dynamic, questioning the diversion of human energy from its primary purpose and the need to realign our societies to recognize the intrinsic value of human energy in the form of labor. In an entropic universe, where disorder is the norm, human energy is our greatest defense against chaos. Therefore, it is imperative that we recognize its centrality in our lives and societies. Does Work Dignify Man?

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Link:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373873495_The_Diversion_of_Human_Energy_How_Labor_Became_a_Commodity_in_Modern_Societies

You João Carlos Orquiza might like to consider the following pages, with respect to your excellent essay and conclusions on energy, human labor and social entropy:

https://sociostudies.org

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To answer your question:

Work should (!) ethically dignify man as e.g. per Laborem exercens (Enyclical, 1981). Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) distinguishes e.g. three types of work: Labor, which is work for survival ! Work, which creates a product, a “work of art.” And, finally, action, which is creative activity, the making of something new out of the freedom to create for creation’s sake.

Let us look around ! As our world favors labor over work, it also offers fewer and fewer opportunities for free, creative action. Expressing one’s own creativity has become a luxury that only few can afford. Arendt looked back to Ancient Greece as the time when people were free to act and to publicly display their creativity and their choices. Today our choices are often dictated by custom, advertisements, laws, political correctness, or censorship.

We are about to lose what makes us human, Arendt says: our freedom to express ourselves. We are about to get used to being less than human, less than we should be. We are getting used to being a mass, a labor force, human resources, things.

Thanks for sharing your witty essay.

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PS.

1873 novel by the German philologist Lorenz Diefenbach, Arbeit macht frei: Erzählung von Lorenz Diefenbach, in which gamblers and fraudsters find the path to virtue through labour. The slogan/Work sets you free/ is known for appearing on the entrance of Auschwitz.

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It is labor alone that is productive: it creates wealth and therewith lays the outward foundations for the inward flowering of man.

Lv Mises

Stephen I. Ternyik, I sincerely appreciate your recommendation of the sociostudies.org website and the valuable references you provided. Your insight enriches our debate and significantly contributes to a deeper understanding of the topics under discussion.

Yes our biased mercenary scientism has no resemblance to true scientific inquiry.

Our Think Tank has been advocating de-schooling for half a century, the bias of vested interests control academia.