Jake Mckeegan

If I were to build a civilization, it would be like this:

Jakelandia (My civilization) would be a great place to live in. It has lab-grown, guilt-free meat, free water, electricity, wifi, rent, and arcades. It has advanced medicine and technology, and a Utopian government. What could there possibly be to hate about it? One thing is for sure: I’d want to live in it.

All vegan food is automated and harvested by machines. You don’t actually need to kill cows, chickens, or pigs for meat. Instead, all meat and animal products are grown in a lab. So are some fruits and vegetables, but only when needed because farming destroys the fertility of their soil. To avoid all nutrients being stripped from the soil of farms, multiple plants (up to 500) are grown on a single farm. Most plants are grown in water. The water still has dirt in it, but by growing plants in water, you save 70% of the water that is usually wasted in normal farming.

Jakelandia has plenty of homes. Most are the same on the exterior but are different on the interior. When you buy (or lease for a year or more) a house, you can make edits to the interior. Only when you buy a house, can you make any edits to the exterior of the house, with permits.

Jakelandia has plenty of arcades (specifically Dave and Busters) and movie theaters. Arcades are free and paid for by the government (for up to $100 a day). Arcade games are regulated, so that for every dollar put into an arcade machine, $0.20 has to be paid back (this is the same rule in the US, but the US doesn’t regulate it). 

The people in Jakelandia usually only wear clothing, jewelry, and body decorations that have technological value. For example, deaf people can hear music through their clothes (because they can feel it), and most watches are advanced tech and can display holograms. The only exception is rings, where diamonds are very popular.

Art and music in Jakelandia vary. Music in Jakelandia is very valued, which means that there are plenty of stadiums. There are plenty of singers, DJs, and musicians. But, art is usually used only to depict important moments in time (and for books). This means that abstract art is not as valued as a painting of Neil Armstrong stepping on the moon. 

My government is based on how smart, hardworking, and good people’s leadership is, and how good people’s executive function skills are. The smartest and most hardworking person in Jakelandia is at the top, while the dumbest, and least hardworking person is at the bottom. Everyone will be re-evaluated every year (based on their performance over the year) by advanced AI. The person at the top will be considered the president, and everyone else will fall in place (congress, Supreme Court, etc). This makes education very valued.

Manners are important in Jakelandia, for everything except jobs. Jobs are based on how smart, hardworking, and good people’s executive function skills are, so manners aren’t important for that reason. But, if you want people to respect you, you need manners. It is considered rude to yell at someone if they are wrong and polite to say quietly that they are wrong and tell them how. It is also considered polite to engage in conversation frequently, and impolite to blow off conversation in appropriate circumstances.

Men, women, and children all have equal rights. Although children can’t do whatever they want, there are specific laws for them. Individual parents can only make up to 5 additional rules each, which can be changed every week upon notice. 

In Jakelandia, medicine is very advanced. Most hospitals are in the private sector and are regulated. For example, most medicine has to be proven to have no side effects and to be effective. Because of AI, we can cure a disease in just 1 hour! All hospitals made by the government are free and require no paperwork. 

Most of my country’s businesses are controlled by AI. This means that people have to work less. Everyone who wants to work has a job. Jobs include Engineering, Science, astronauts, acting, and other irreplaceable things. Everyone in my country can pay for things because water, electricity, wifi, and rent are free. 

In conclusion, Jakelandia is an amazing civilization, one in which I would like to live. It has limited work, free necessities, advanced technology, and equal rights. What’s not to like? Jakelandia also overcomes a big problem: efficiency. Like in farming, Jakelandia employs maximum efficiency. 

What would your civilization look like (you can leave a comment explaining it if you’d like)?

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