A quote from The Soul of Man Under Socialism
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A quote from The Soul of Man Under Socialism
“A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing. And when Humanity lands there, it looks out, and, seeing a better country, sets sail. Progress is the realization of Utopias.” — Oscar Wilde
A Systems Change Researcher's Journal #5: Gaia Theory and The Earth Charter
In 1891, Oscar Wilde wrote: “A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at.”
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Collectively, we also need pictures of societal futures that go beyond today’s status quo. They complement but do not replace the necessary work of activism that fights against the injustices of the present. We also need new answers to new problems—the vulnerabilities caused by a more connected world, or by potentially lethal artificial intelligenc
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