
The Tails of the Cultural Bell Curve
We Are Not Saved
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Why Women Shouldn't Get Married
As abundance of all sorts increased and cohesion no longer spelled the difference between success and ruin, those on the bottom end demanded that they should no longer have to at the same time demands were flowing from the tail to the centre. The combination of all these factors led to the focus moving from the centre to the edges. And this applied to nearly all aspects of culture. Rather than worrying about whether the society was still centered on long standing cultural practices, it became more important to insure that people weren't excluded.
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