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Dominance of Western culture is robbing us of solutions from other cultures
- chestertn 5y agoWestern culture is not a monolithic entity. And in fact, it is not even western. In Europe when we learn history we start with Mesopotamia and Egypt.
- anon321321323 5y agoLike child raising without yelling and without timeouts. That's just one example. for reference, the Inuit have a different and valid approach (that someone on HN apparently disapproved of) https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/13/685533353/a-playful-way-to-teach-kids-to-control-their-anger https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/13/6855333...
- anon321321323 5y agoGenuinely disgusted that other cultures' approaches were seen in a negative light. Especially when they can inform and be applied elsewhere.
- PaulHoule 5y agoI find myself deleting "western" from "western civilization" a lot lately. Chris Lasch's "Culture of Narcissism" applies to the 1970+ US, Ancient Rome, Heian and Tokugawa periods in Japan. The CCP would like to think it has the cure but I am certain China has the disease too.