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<blockquote class="definition">The term '''The Family''' is | <blockquote class="definition">The term '''The Family''' is the colloquial designation, used throughout the [[Rocket Scientists' Guide to Money and the Economy]], for the [[Accumulating Class]] — the elite economic class that extracts and hoards [[Labour Value]] from the [[Slave Class]] through the [[Mechanisms of Accumulation]] provided by a given [[Regime of Accumulation]], and that reproduces its privileged position across generations through control of material production, the [[Ideological State Apparatus]], and associated symbolic systems.<ref>Sosteric. Rocket Scientists’ Guide to Money and the Economy: Accumulation and Debt. St Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press., 2016.</ref> | ||
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[[Accumulating Class]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Accumulating Class]]}} | == Concept Map == | ||
=== Key Terms === | |||
[[Regime of Accumulation]] >{{#ask:[[Is a key term::Regime of Accumulation]]|format=ul}} | |||
[[Social Class]] > {{#ask:[[Is a key term::Social Class]]|format=ul}} | |||
=== Syncretic Terms === | |||
[[Accumulating Class]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Accumulating Class]]|format=ul}} | |||
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Check out this awesome Netflix documentary entitled [https://www.netflix.com/title/80063867 The Family] | Check out this awesome Netflix documentary entitled [https://www.netflix.com/title/80063867 The Family] | ||
{{endstuff}} | The name is deliberate. Membership is hereditary and club-like: wealth, position, and access are passed down ''through'' families, and entry from outside is rare. The Family protects its own the way families do — and closes ranks against everyone else. | ||
The Family's rule is exercised less through direct command than through employment: politicians of all parties, media owners, and System Agents are, in effect, ''employed by the Family'', whether or not they know it.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. ''Rocket Scientists' Guide to Money and the Economy: Accumulation and Debt''. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2026.</ref> | |||
'''Not a conspiracy.''' The Family is a class position, not a secret cabal. It does not need to meet in back rooms to coordinate; shared class interest, institutional control, and the [[Old Energy Creation Template]] do the coordinating. Framing the problem as "evil lizards" or hidden puppet-masters misidentifies the structure and, by dividing people, does the Family's work for it.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. ''Rocket Scientists' Guide to Money and the Economy: Accumulation and Debt''. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2026.</ref> | |||
Not monolithic. Cracks in the Family's resolve appear as the psychological, economic, and ecological crises of accumulation reach its own members <ref>Giridharadas, Anand. ''Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World''. New York: Knopf, 2018.</ref> | |||
The term ''Unfortunate Ones'' designates the subset of the Family so addicted to accumulation they would destroy the planet rather than relinquish privilege.[3] | |||
== Why This Matters == | |||
Naming the Accumulating Class "the Family" keeps the analysis grounded in everyday language: everyone understands how families hoard, protect, and pass on advantage. The term identifies the principal obstacle to a needs-based [[Regime of Distribution]] — and to [[Stage Seven|Stage Seven Civilization]] — without resorting to demonology, which is itself an [[Old Energy]] pattern.{{endstuff}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:22, 13 August 2026
The Family
The term The Family is the colloquial designation, used throughout the Rocket Scientists' Guide to Money and the Economy, for the Accumulating Class — the elite economic class that extracts and hoards Labour Value from the Slave Class through the Mechanisms of Accumulation provided by a given Regime of Accumulation, and that reproduces its privileged position across generations through control of material production, the Ideological State Apparatus, and associated symbolic systems.[1]
Concept Map
Key Terms
- Accumulation
- Rocket Scientists' Guide to Money and the Economy
- Rocket Scientists' Guide to Religion
- Social Class
- System Agent
- The Family
- Unfettered Accumulation
Syncretic Terms
Notes
Check out this awesome Netflix documentary entitled The Family
The name is deliberate. Membership is hereditary and club-like: wealth, position, and access are passed down through families, and entry from outside is rare. The Family protects its own the way families do — and closes ranks against everyone else.
The Family's rule is exercised less through direct command than through employment: politicians of all parties, media owners, and System Agents are, in effect, employed by the Family, whether or not they know it.[2]
Not a conspiracy. The Family is a class position, not a secret cabal. It does not need to meet in back rooms to coordinate; shared class interest, institutional control, and the Old Energy Creation Template do the coordinating. Framing the problem as "evil lizards" or hidden puppet-masters misidentifies the structure and, by dividing people, does the Family's work for it.[3]
Not monolithic. Cracks in the Family's resolve appear as the psychological, economic, and ecological crises of accumulation reach its own members [4]
The term Unfortunate Ones designates the subset of the Family so addicted to accumulation they would destroy the planet rather than relinquish privilege.[3]
Why This Matters
Naming the Accumulating Class "the Family" keeps the analysis grounded in everyday language: everyone understands how families hoard, protect, and pass on advantage. The term identifies the principal obstacle to a needs-based Regime of Distribution — and to Stage Seven Civilization — without resorting to demonology, which is itself an Old Energy pattern.==Citation and Legal== The SpiritWiki is a freely available, open-access Knowledge System devoted to health, healing, and reconnection. You may freely use information in the SpiritWiki; citation and attribution are welcomed, but not required. You can help this knowledge system grow by joining its Patreon.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Sosteric. Rocket Scientists’ Guide to Money and the Economy: Accumulation and Debt. St Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press., 2016.
- ↑ Sosteric, Mike. Rocket Scientists' Guide to Money and the Economy: Accumulation and Debt. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2026.
- ↑ Sosteric, Mike. Rocket Scientists' Guide to Money and the Economy: Accumulation and Debt. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2026.
- ↑ Giridharadas, Anand. Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World. New York: Knopf, 2018.