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Alphabet Song as Cultural Norm
- The alphabet song is a cultural tool that teaches everyone the same alphabetical order consistently.
- This consistency enables effective communication and shared understanding in culture and commerce.
Write Your Own Cultural Song
- To create new cultural norms, invent a 'song' or consistent method that everyone adopts and repeats.
- This shared repetition ensures your version persists and unifies people around the new norm.
Email Dollar Sign and Emoji Stories
- Seth wrote a book proposing a dollar sign in email subject lines for commercial messages to filter spam.
- He also compiled a smiley dictionary that helped standardize emojis across platforms.