Globalism is not the Perfect Solution

All cruise ships have the same common properties of affluent high population states, meaning unlimited eating, luxuries aplenty, laundry services, entertainment, ports of call for shopping and touring, lounging, shows, Internet, more eating, and on and on.

An idyllic life is on board, and the prices range from very high down to high. You pay the fare to get to the port of entry. Want to go around the world? Then you spend all your dough. (You know lifetime cruise ships have been proposed and designed where you buy-in for a life-time residence.)

A beautiful world it is. No work, no effort, all comfort, and leisure to the max.

This is the promise of the cruise line and mostly the promise of world globalism. We will all prosper on our global ship of the line, where we save the planet, we enjoy luxuries together, we manufacture everything needed, and all are happy onboard – forever. What could go wrong?

Just to note, according to quora.com, in 2016 there were 1.5 billion international arrivals worldwide. That’s 15% of the world population. These arrivals were on condensed, container ships, also known as passenger jets and cruise ships. Their common properties are shared resources, close containment, and sharing air. Yes, air is not free, it is shared by one and all, those healthy and those not. https://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-people-travel-around-the-world

But always there is a crew, this less privileged group that serves the passengers and lives on the lower decks. This is inviolate. Also, as in all large complex systems, there emerges a ship’s captain. There must be a unique and powerful presence that makes decisions and is the master of the cruise. The captain sets the ship’s course. The captain orders make provisions in good and bad weather. In addition, your health care is limited to the ship’s doctors – appointed by the captain. As well, your mobility is limited by the ship’s rules.

Egalitarian globalism is impossible.

Next, because there is constant inter-passenger communication, and passenger-crew interaction, and because the system is closed, maladies will be transmitted. Currently, our global world with millions of travelers daily exhibits such communications. These days, we have the coronavirus spreading. So, contagion once limited by borders becomes a global certainty. This implies local quarantines to passenger quarters.

Oops, we have this today with travelers quarantined, passenger ships quarantined (e.g. Japan and Hong Kong), and huge localities isolated and shut down (Wuhan and more).

Finally, there evolve ship’s rules. The captain controls them, and no changes are possible without the captain’s consent. After all, the captain assures the safety of the entire ship. Of course, there will be a passengers’ board of governors. They will be allowed to select the color of the toilet paper.

Ready to set sail, globally? Your ports of call are determined, as is your menu, your room, your playtime, your entertainment, your everything. No details have been forgotten.

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