specifically I was being sad about something I can't change and then suddenly I was thinking about this https://youtu.be/Hv4-sgFw3Go
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There's something about the way Christmas is /done/ here A correct, shared state of the world, not just with participants but historical and future Repetition of rituals and ways creates a kind of intertemporal touchstone
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there's a kind of Meaning about repeating the behaviors of others that's very powerful and looking forward to others doing the same for you in the far future
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Culture is a summation of a people's way of living and interacting and caring for their needs; making changes to any element of that raises challenges.
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Winnowing the elements of culture that are vital, beneficial or benign from those that are maladaptive or outmoded is important and serious work that needs to be undertaken with care. Maladapted new elements can be as detrimental or moreso than established ones.
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Just because the reasons something is done a certain way isn't apparent, doesn't mean there's not a reason it is done that way.
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So Chesterton's Fence
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