A method by which learned instinctive behavior is modified to retain the original instinct that triggered it while neutralizing the adverse responses that led to the eradication of 99.97% of the world's population.
Adopted as part of the Popular Consensus of 102, Directed Social Evolution was created to influence the collective unconscious as defined by Alexandra Hanlon's understanding of her work with the web of time and possibilities. Initially, it began as an educational initiative to teach students the concepts of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). No one knew where DSE would take humanity, but the risk of backsliding and continuing the same adverse responses that led to the Catastrophe was just too high.