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> It's complicated. But monocultures are certainly terrible teamwork oriented groups of people—I think we can all agree with that. I don't know. That thought s
by Kalium 11y ago
> It's complicated. But monocultures are certainly terrible teamwork oriented groups of people—I think we can all agree with that.
I don't know. That thought sounds kind of monocultural.
So -- first, empathy. I've felt cultural shock. I've lived places and done things where many people around me lived lives that made no sense to me.
Second -- that's not just a snarky one-liner. I'm suggesting that your notions, as explained, constitute a different kind of monoculture. You've gone up a meta-level. Instead of everyone having the same interests, you now expect everyone to have the same general attitudes.
Don't you want people with different attitudes around? If you encounter someone with different attitudes, isn't that an opportunity to expand your mind and come to understand a different perspective?
- duaneb 11y agoI think a monoculture with respect to opinions about monoculture would be just as bad, yes, but it's not a terrible rule of thumb to diversify culture. You definitely need to be surrounded by all types of people... including people like yourself.