I only offer the last 2 posts as examples of movements in the world to escape the Matrix.....each with amazing ideas and potential wellbeing....
As presented by Michael Tellinger, the One Small Town / Ubuntu / Contributionism manifesto envisions a world where money and scarcity are no longer the forces shaping human life, and communities instead organize around shared contribution and collective well-being. In simple terms, it proposes that people come together in small towns or local hubs where everyone offers their natural skills, time, and creativity toward the benefit of the whole, while all essential needs, food, shelter, education, healthcare, are freely provided through cooperation rather than trade. The idea rests on the belief that human beings are inherently creative and generous when freed from survival pressure, and that by removing money from the equation, communities can unlock innovation, restore dignity, and build a system where abundance is created and shared by all, rather than controlled by a few.