thanks for sharing the source and your adaptation.
1. Since technology is an outcome of ecology, economics & culture, it would not bound them in a super set but is an intersecting subset I.e. technology = ecology ⋂ economics ⋂ culture.
2. By removing “politics & power dynamics” you have simplified & ignored a key component of decision making for sustainability e.g. we haven’t abandoned fossil fuel for more environmentally sustaining alternatives because of global power dynamics.

thanks for the elaboration and context.

I would argue that life is political as long as there are hierarchical and patriarchal power dynamics. I have to consider how I navigate them every waking hour or without cause most people could have any number of actions taken against them e.g. In most western countries, I’m automatically assumed to be a refugee, engaged in some kind of nefarious activity or cognitively limited because of biological melanin levels.

“Should we R&D & build in public with bad actors in the room, see what happens?” - No, as that does not address the power dynamics.
According to Mary Parker Follet 100 year old writing, there are:
1. P1:Power over(hierarchal and authoritative)
2. P2:Power with(shared)
3. P3: Power to(empower others)
P2 & P3 combine with P4:power within(self confidence) to enable creative expression & innovation.
FOSS relying on licensing that P1 ignores & not finding ways to enable P2,P3&P4=error.