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I did! **Manfred Max-Neef’s** hierarchy. And I’m going to leave that name in place to test whether my memory works for something as important as that.

Hey, I actually [remembered it correctly.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_Max-Neef%27s_Fundamental_human_needs) Turns out, he created it during [his studies of South America](https://www.positivityguides.net/max-neef-model/) to figure out why their societies failed.

While there’s no overt or direct reference to “race” therein (and I’d guess he would even publicly denounce its existence like everyone else), he does have a category that glaringly means “Yeah, it’s a lack of racial identity/solidarity/uniformity that causes societal collapse, from the individual up.” Specifically, his “axiological need” of **Identity**: “**sense of belonging**, consistency, **differentiation**, self-esteem, assertiveness”