This argument is spot on but we resist it because we think we are above culture, too smart for it, that we can reduce everything to science, analysis, and engin

This argument is spot on but we resist it because we think we are above culture, too smart for it, that we can reduce everything to science, analysis, and engineering. The opposite is true. Culture is everything. Your brain does not receive ads in a kind of tabula rasa clean room environment. Thanks for articulating this!