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Kyle: “Check this out.”

Chen: Yeah, that’s Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.”

Kyle: “Yeah, as a society, we should ensure the needs at the bottom of the period are met before we worry about those at the top.

Chen: “I’ll do you one better. None of those needs have anything to do with consumption, and most can be met with a very low energy footprint.”

Chen: “I remembered one other thing about Maslow. Near the end of his life, he realized he got the hierarchy wrong and suggested changes to it, but that never made it in the hierarchy you see today.”

Kyle:: “I suppose you are going to tell me what happened?”

Chen: “Yeah, It’s a really interesting story…”