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The Repository of Extinct Ideas contains words (concepts, phrases, system descriptions, etc.) no longer used, no longer remembered. The table below suggests a few ideas for words and offers an opportunity for the reader to suggest methods by which these terms might be transitioned out of our cultural use. The sample methods offered are intentionally insufficient.
Words to Eliminate
| Word |
Method by which word is removed |
| war |
Get rid of the soldiers! |
| poverty |
Eliminate greed! |
Repository of Extinct Ideas:
Evolution occurs at all levels. Some things fade off, some things emerge. Evolution is often seen as a exogenous variable (it just happens to us), but in the 21st century this image is obviously inadequate. We are capable (a capacity worthy of discussion in itself) of influencing the evolution of our bodies, our plants, the species on our planet. Why not be conscious of evolving our concepts?
Words to Promote
| Word |
Method by which word is promoted |
| Compassion |
Hug a stranger |
| Kindness |
Practice random acts of generosity |
Repository of Emerging Ideas:
I invite the reader to turn this notion into a system that begins the conversation. Here, Google and Wikipedia and Facebook go from mere information retrieval to information design in service of the planet.
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