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Re:Systems built on trust, norms, and institutions function ... by bhouston on Friday April 06, 2018 @12:46PM (#16774698)
> One thing is sure, if you're hanging on to the past you'll always lose in the end.

That does not seem to be a truism on the face of it. Some things change and some things stay the same. New or old is not clearly a winner, the world is more complex than that.

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Re:Systems built on trust, norms, and institutions function ... by gethesmane on Friday April 06, 2018 @12:48PM (#16774720)
That does not seem to be a truism on the face of it.

Agreed. It's actually quite empty, on the face of it.

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Re:Systems built on trust, norms, and institutions function ... by ChristianGeek on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:20PM (#16775079)
If you don’t at least have a grip on the past, you’re destined to repeat its mistakes.
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