The Forgotten Energy

Why Humanity Must Start Valuing the Human

“Is there anything on Earth more valuable than a human being?”

For centuries, we’ve measured everything — except what matters most.
Electricity — in kilowatt-hours.
Carbon — in tons.
Gold — in ounces.

But human energy?

It was simply used. Without tracking. Without respect. Without value.

1. A Historical Glimpse

  • The Middle Ages and the philosophy of labor:
    • Monasteries treated work as a spiritual act.
    • Leonardo da Vinci wrote about vis viva — “living force.”
    • Alchemists searched for the “inner fire.”
  • 18th–19th centuries: the Industrial Revolution
    • Humans became “resources” in machines.
    • Karl Marx defined labor as a commodity — but gave it no unit.
    • Wages replaced meaning; effort remained invisible.
  • 20th century:
    • Automation pushed aside physical effort.
    • Metrics like KPIs and likes replaced presence.
    • But how much is attention, care, or real effort worth? Silence.

2. Energy Comparison

We eagerly assign value to everything we can exploit:

  • Electricity: $0.10–$0.40 per kWh
  • Oil and gas: per barrel, per unit
  • Carbon: through emissions pricing
  • Money: through exchange rates

But human energy — behind all of this — remains unseen.

3. The Danger of This Blind Spot

  • People face burnout and existential fatigue
  • Exploitation systems thrive
  • Human lives become invisible unless turned into metrics
  • Contribution loses its dignity

4. HUMAS System introduces HUNIT(hu)

HUNIT (hu) = 1 kWh of human energy.
The base unit to measure effort, movement, and presence.

Electricity fueled the industrial era.
HUNIT can fuel the era of meaning.

Why 1 kWh?
Because it gives us a starting point. But one day, 1 HUNIT may be worth 10 or even 100 kWh — once humanity recognizes its true value.

5. The Economy of Truth

When you convert GDP into HUNIT, you start to see:

  • Where humans are treated like batteries
  • Where energy burns blindly
  • Where real value is created through honest effort

Example:
$1 in Germany ≈ 0.118 HUNIT
$1 in China ≈ 0.00049 HUNIT

You’re not just comparing economies. You’re asking: How much of a human is present in this system?

6. HUMAS System — A Space for Recognition

We are not against money.
We are against false measurement that ignores real contribution.

In HUMAS System:

  • A person receives not just a glyph
  • But also HUNIT and a visible energy trace
  • Their contribution is recorded and valued
  • A new economy forms — from action to value

7. What Will This Give to People?

  • Dignity and recognition
  • New models of distribution based on contribution
  • A shift in identity: from worker to energy bearer
  • A fair and visible metric of your real presence

8. Time to Acknowledge the Essential

The world is shifting.
We either forget the human again — or we finally honor the one force behind it all.

HUMAS System is not fantasy.
It is a return to truth.