Re:How Different Cultures Understand Time
by mtrimpe on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @09:55AM
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> Suggesting that certain cultural traits might be unproductive or even bad is frowned upon, in my opinion unjustly.
I wouldn't frown upon it if the person made it understands it's essentially a hypothetical statement about what one believes the end-result will be of changing a small yet pervasive dynamic of a culture.
It's essentially the same thing as, for example, arguing that the American lack of a social safety net is counterproductive on the whole.
I certainly believe so, but it could just as well take away the drive Americans are famous for and result in a complete collapse of the American empire.
I wouldn't frown upon it if the person made it understands it's essentially a hypothetical statement about what one believes the end-result will be of changing a small yet pervasive dynamic of a culture.
It's essentially the same thing as, for example, arguing that the American lack of a social safety net is counterproductive on the whole.
I certainly believe so, but it could just as well take away the drive Americans are famous for and result in a complete collapse of the American empire.