"Human cultures vary a lot," the human ambassador said, "but we all agree there are things that should not go on pizza..."
The alien looked up. "But it fnaggles my splanch so nicely."
"And one of those things is people."
Yo, yo, yo! If anyone's interested in this particular angle, you *need* to read Duncan Watts' summary of #MusicLab, the sociological experiment that showed what happens to the same set of artists in socially-separated "worlds". To me it's the experiment of the century:
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/magazine/15wwlnidealab.t.html
It touches on the core ambiguities in "why is this successful?", and is the most productive thing I think about.
@Annalee herbal teas are awesome!
@aldeka congrats!
The Jumping Spider is the second most diverse family of spiders present in Ohio. Considered to be among the most intelligent of spiders, the Jumping Spider can also jump up to twenty times its own body length.
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