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Lately, things have gone rather quiet in our part of the world. Our industrial journey seems to have reached the end of the line. Looking around, we see a dreary monoculture in both town and country. The protestant work ethic of “working and saving” seems to have changed to “getting and spending” - perhaps we need another ethic now? As in the Bronze Age, 4000 years ago, nation states continue to jostle with each other over resources and new technology brings new weapons.