So, "normal" is really what society dictates as normal and if we're born in that world, we would see that as normal. But if you think about it for a second, is it really?

Our customs, behaviors, and values are byproducts of our culture.

There's no way to design a society that's optimal or utopian. It's better than the one that was. Systems always undergo change.

The intelligent use of science and technology are the tools with which to achieve a new direction.

In a monetary system, most of us live near our work with a house, car, and lifestyle we can afford (or, all too often, cannot afford), rather than the one we prefer. We are only as free as our purchasing power permits. Even many wealthy people today select a residence mainly to impress others with their status. Lacking a true sense of self worth, many live to impress others.

The Venus Project presents a bold, new direction for humanity that entails nothing less than the total redesign of our culture.

We talk about civilization as though it's a static state. There are no civilized people yet, it's a process that's constantly going on... As long as you have war, police, prisons, crime, you are in the early stages of civilization.