Universal Destination of Goods
Digital goods - algorithms, data, platforms - are meant for all.
"Among the goods universally intended for everyone, we must also include patents, algorithms, digital platforms, technological infrastructure and data."
— Magnifica Humanitas, 65-67
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From the Encyclical
Knowledge, technology, and digital goods are meant for all humanity. Concentration of these resources contradicts justice.
Use in Your Compass
Include this principle as one of your family's guiding principles.
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Common Good
Seek what benefits everyone, not just efficiency or individual advantage.
MH 59-64
Subsidiarity
Decisions at the closest level possible; empower families to decide.
MH 68-72
Solidarity
We are interconnected; the future of each is tied to the future of all.
MH 73-76
Social Justice
Begin with the least among us; oppose structures of exclusion.
MH 77-81
Integral Human Development
Growth in all dimensions: spiritual, cultural, moral, relational.
MH 82-85
Dignity of Work
Work is essential to human dignity — automation and AI must serve workers, not the reverse.
MH 148-156
Truth
Truth is a common good, not the property of those with power.
MH 132-138