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It seems to me most modernist ideologies were about “creating” contrary to what you’re implying. They might have been varying levels of revolutionary and totalitarian, but the end goal was always some kind of transformed man living in a glorious utopia. It wasn’t just mindlessly breaking down norms in a vacuum. It was more religious than that.

It’s all failed and discredited obviously, but maybe creating isn’t what you actually want? Sounds more like you want conservation and restoration.