ABSTRACT
In 1994, invitations to the Sixth Le Monde Forum held at Le Mans, with the title “The Future Today,” posed to its participants an introductory statement for discussion that contained the following passage: “Everything is worn out: revolutions, profits, miracles. The planet itself shows signs of fatigue and breakdown, from the ozone layer to the temperature of the oceans.” The disappointed or counter-romantic mood of this passage produced the following intervention from me, one that has distinctly affected my work since that time.
