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@ -339,20 +339,14 @@ e.g.~\cite{berkleyBio}, and also at the theoretical level, where
researchers develop methodologies to support looking for the coveted
knobs, e.g.~\cite{PardoID21,Vogel2008,Zanudo2015}. If we admit that
the reductionistic and mechanistic approach is not globally true, we
must therefore accept that these knobs may not necessarily have
a definitive shape, but rather be a complex assemblage of factors,
affecting the trajectory of the system in multiple non-trivial ways,
and possibly shifting in time. Finally, this control mindset
introduces an asymmetric relationship between the controller and the
controlled, which is unnatural biological context because both the
controller and the controlled are made out of the same kind of matter,
and are ultimately embedded in the same environment.
In this chapter, I introduce the Deal with Life: instead of looking to
impact biological systems asymmetrically, surreptitiously lifting
ourselves above the living matter, I propose to account for the fact
that we act within complex feedback loops, which sometimes end up
imposing the consequences of the actions on the actors. The principle
must accept that these knobs may not necessarily have a definitive
shape, but rather be a complex assemblage of factors, affecting the
trajectory of the system in multiple non-trivial ways, and possibly
shifting in time. Finally, this control mindset introduces an
asymmetric relationship between the controller and the controlled,
which is unnatural biological context because both the controller and
the controlled are made out of the same kind of matter, and are
ultimately embedded in the same environment.
of a Deal with Life is to render the interactions \emph{mutually
beneficial}: ideally, both systems engaging in the interaction
should benefit from it. In practice, this should be translated into