True at an individual level. At a societal level impossible not to play the game.
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So what does that look like?
To put it bluntly it means the winning cultural identity will be dominant over others.
But culture follows the successful. That's why the current culture is shit, because fiat success is devoid of merit. Bitcoin solves the cultural problem almost by itself, it just takes time.
I’m not sure culture follows the successful. Look at Asian American families. They outcompete almost everyone by placing a strong focus on family and education and yet their success is not replicated by other American demographics.