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Joseph Henrich – Why Humans Survived and Smarter Species Didn't

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Cultural Variation and Its Implications in Modernity

This chapter examines the impact of Western influence on global cultures, highlighting fears of diminishing linguistic and cultural diversity. It also considers how new adaptations, like Japan's reinterpretation of Western institutions, coexist with the troubling trend of declining novelty in societal structures.

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