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The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretending We’re Not (Ep. 469 Replay)

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Loss Produces Tightness

People tend to be super creative and disal out a negotiation of rules. Ability also produces looseness, because it's harder to agree upon any norm. Consider the prominent muppets, bert and ernie. This suggests that looseness and tightness can coexist. It suggests that, as in most things in life, balance is desirable.

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