This is part of something I had been thinking about and looking around for a while. In my own search for this, I found that there is a flaw in this kind of thin

This is part of something I had been thinking about and looking around for a while. In my own search for this, I found that there is a flaw in this kind of thinking. It likens “Human” and “Elvish” as to the degree of interference with the world, as if interference is the only way to interact with the world. But I do not think that human “interference” is the issue. Rather, it is the worldview in which we come to this dichotomy that is the problem. That worldview is one where the world is understood in terms of inert, non-living mechanisms. That things happen from clear causal chains. That actions undertaken to change something in the system are forces to act upon components within that system. So of course, from that worldview, the only way _not_ to unduly interfere is by withdrawing actions that perturbs the system. However, this is not the only worldview. In a different worldview, the world is comprised of living systems. The whole cosmos is alive, as are every human, animal, plants, organization, polity, etc. Living systems are wholes unto themselves, capable of growing on their own, adapting, participating in their ecosystem (which in turn forms a greater living system). Change doesn’t occur by applying force into a component within a dead, mechanical system. Rather, changes already happens within the living system because it is inherently capable of change and growth. Rather, improvements come in the form of helping the living system to grow and participate in its unique niche within the ecosystem. Within a living systems world view, technology is either synergistically a part of a living system, or it is itself a living system. It is not something separate from the ecosystem. From this worldview, there is no such dichotomy of “Human” vs “Elvish”, or even a notion of minimizing “interference”. Rather, it is living systems participating within and contributing towards an ecosystem. This is drawn mainly from Carol Sanford’s work on regenerative paradigms and living systems worldview. Most of her work is applied towards business organizations, but it is applicable to technology’s place in our civilization.