They deny any need for fundamental change. The basic belief is that human beings are above the natural order and can control it through technology. Chaos and complexity have taken its place. The future calls for us to accept ecological integrity, social cohesion based on compassion and effective decision-making. People need to work toward a high quality of life and healthy relationships.
Measurement is replaced by empathy.
The second debate is just now being engaged between those who accept that we need new directions. One group believes that the way to make progress is to argue with, and fight, those who are still engaged in industrial-era practices. This has been the dominant form of thought and action up to the current time. The fundamental concepts of business and labor, of employment and welfare theory, of liberal and Marxist analysis, were all based in production-focused society. The key issue, looking ahead, is not how to stimulate more demand for goods and services and information, nor how to create more jobs in the mainstream economy.