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Reversing the Centrifuge of Modernity — Part 1

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We are isolated.

But as modernity, working like a giant centrifuge, started separating everything that in traditional societies co-mingled, it became impossible for children to learn through pure imitation. They were segregated by age groups and denied access to the offices, factories, workshops, and stores, whose skills they would have to master to become successful adults. -- Escaping Flatland We are isolated. Wise researchers work in separate buildings (separate industries!) from charismatic leaders who can spread their hard-earned knowledge to early adopters. Lost young adults live and socialize…

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