Communal life, which gradually eroded with the advent of the (Achievement-Orange) industrial society, might be reinvented anew, both to respond to energy imperatives and in response to Teal’s yearning for deep and meaningful relationships. In parallel, through existing technology (the Internet and social networks) and perhaps through technology yet to be developed (universal and instant translation? Augmented reality videoconferencing? Telepathy?), we might interact with people far away without the need for traveling; friendships and interest networks might become truly global. In a strange
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