The New Revival: Nostalgia, Cultural Engineering, and the War for the Future

### Self selection as Natural SelectionHistory is a garden where ideologies are sown like seeds. These seeds sprout into beliefs, customs, music, jobs, and lifestyles, creating cultural ecosystems. The gardeners—those who hold power—decide which crops are nurtured and which are weeded out. They water these narratives with media, fertilize them with cultural reinforcements, and shield them from disruptive ideas like a farmer warding off invasive species. But what happens when the garden is de...