The values from which to grow new answers have been here for centuries. Much of the world’s oldest thinking could scaffold a technological culture in the service of survival, a culture fundamentally different from our current planetary macerator. We could prioritize maintaining the harmonies, as advocated by Confucians. Or attribute to all beings souls of equivalent value, as do many dharmic followers of Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and other beliefs. Or elevate community, place, and all our relations, as do traditional Native American, Australian, African, Hawaiian, Maori, Polynesian, and
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