For those who don't know, Zeitgeist is defined as "the spirit of the times" or "the spirit of the age." Zeitgeist is the general cultural, intellectual, ethical, spiritual, or political climate within a nation or even specific groups, along with the general ambiance, morals, sociocultural direction, and mood associated with an era.
The Zeitgeist Movement is a sustainability advocacy organization founded in 2008. The movement campaigns against the "monetary-market" economy which they argue should be replaced with a resource-based economy in which money serves no purpose. The movement is critical of fractional reserve banking. The Zeitgeist Movement was inspired by Peter Joseph's film Zeitgeist: Addendum, the latter of which described The Venus Project as a possible solution.
This movement acted as the activist arm of The Venus Project, up until they split in 2011. They still continues to advocate for a new kind of global society where global resources are shared in a sustainable manner, because they view the current economic system as the cause of the greatest social problems. In this new type of society there would be no class system where a minority of people own the majority of wealth. The movement aims to provide information on why this type of transition is necessary and how to make it happen.
Below I have embedded the videos that started the movement. I hope you take the time to watch them.
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