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Altruism
Care belongs inside the design of a system, not only in the intentions of its participants.
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Pragmatic review
Ricard brings Buddhist reflection into dialogue with research and social questions. For a designer or institutional leader, the useful lens is to ask how a decision treats people beyond its immediate beneficiary.
WTM Signal Review
Why These Matter: strategic imagination needs a moral horizon. A plausible future can still distribute harm unfairly. Compassion gives the reader a reason to examine whose wellbeing counts. WTM assessment: a substantial ethical provocation; a compassionate intention alone cannot establish that a policy works. Test outcomes and listen to the people affected.
One practical next step
Choose one project and identify a person who bears its costs without sharing its rewards.
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