“History unfolds in loops and spirals, full of backtracking or sudden changes in trajectory, far more often than in a progressive series of A-B-C… It also unfolds simultaneously on all continents. A truly chronological telling is impossible. Many historians have created such a narrative by ignoring non-European populations until the West…

Similar to the individualism/collectivism balance I referenced a few days ago, I believe a balance can be aimed for between cooperation and competition. Capitalist society swings too far in the latter direction, making competition in society a matter of life or death (while simultaneously stifling certain forms of competition by way of m…