This was a great article, very thoughtful, and I enjoyed it immensely. I think the Golden Rule can still stand, however, since if we treat others the way we want to be treated, and how we want to be treated is to have others deeply understand us and respond to our motivational and interactional needs appropriately, then we should make the effort to understand others' motivational and interactional needs, too. It's a slightly deeper read of the rule than usual, but it works.