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A robust, diverse, and complex cultural ecosystem is better than a bland, stagnant monoculture. Complexity doesn’t have to involve impenetrable or esoteric art, just the skillful manipulation of higher-order symbols in new and surprising ways. Complexity is good for our brains.
Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change
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