Livingry

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The systems and institutions which promote societal well-being and oppose killing, considered collectively. nonstandard, uncountable

    "Same technology, used as livingry instead of killingry. On the eve of what looks like another media extravaganza orgy of military might, lets remember Fuller's nationless icosamap and the concept of networking for livingry, not political scenarios of death and mayhem."

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"Same technology, used as livingry instead of killingry. On the eve of what looks like another media extravaganza orgy of military might, lets remember Fuller's nationless icosamap and the concept of networking for livingry, not political scenarios of death and mayhem."

Etymology

Coined by American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist Buckminster Fuller from living + -ry. Compare killingry.

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