Utopians

(This is an ideological post, here are my posts about: Martial Arts.)

Globally, there are three main ideological orientations:

• Conservatives emphasize change often causes more problems than it solves.
• Libertarians emphasize individual freedom is paramount.
• Progressives emphasize that government is what drives modern civilization.

The left/right dichotomy in the USA divides the Libertarian perspective in half, with conservatives embracing individual economic liberty, and Progressives embracing individual lifestyle choice liberty.

What I have noticed is a new political movement afoot, which I call "Utopians." The Utopians look past the current political fray, and ask "what challenges are humans facing as we inevitably face the future?" The best example of an Utopian is Elon Musk. He puts his money were his mouth is, aggressively working on space exploration, solar power and electric cars, literally doing everything he can to prepare the human race for its inevitable future. If it wasn't for the fact he was a billionaire who rubs shoulders with the infamous President Trump, you would think Musk, captain of industry, was a socialist based on his comments in public:

But he is no socialist, and is a capitalist to the core on a level few conservatives can really appreciate, seeking private investments into his futuristic projects.

He is not the only popular personality sharing these kind of views. Consider for example Joe Rogan:

The future, Automation, is going to continue to reduce the need for labor. Eventually, we need some form of Basic Income in order to be able to decide who needs the goods that are going to be produced by that automation. 

Utopians are generally in favor of access to information, be it Elon Musk's open-sourcing of his battery patent, or Joe Rogan's push for free education. In general, they are also in favor of universal health care:

Many seen as libertarians and socialists now have much in common. AOC infamously claims to have socialist ideology, but consider how she actually talks about it:

She may or may not fashion herself to be some fabulous lefty commie, but her background as a scientist is telling. If the Trump supporting Elon Musk could be considered a right wing Utopian, AOC is a left wing Utopian, and standing their views side-by-side there is no daylight between them.

Sure they believe the science and are concerned about the effects of global warming, but they have no problem with private property, free markets, investment, etc. In fact they have little opinion on weather something should or shouldn't be in the future, they are just facing the future head on like adults. Anyone expecting the Utopians to be friendly humanitarians using government to appease their ideology will be in for a rude awakening: