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"What I’m saying is that we can make our real lives more like the world of Genshin Impact: we can create economies of gift and exchange that sustain us without having to keep score; we can foster cultures of curiosity and hospitality where people feel safe to engage; we can make our built environment more accessible to people of all abilities."

...This is Impeded by the cultural hard-wiring of proprietary values: what's mine is mine. In individualistic societies, where competition and acquisition are key, instincts for things like generosity and cooperation are weak.

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Exactly. We've got a lot of culture-shifting to do to make this happen. Thankfully, change happens slowly and then all at once.

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I live in a collectivistic society that is being eroded by American influence, but it will never be a copy of the US because we're talking about deep differences in attitude towards time, family and work.

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I'm so glad places like that remain. May they proliferate and remain strong.

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