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Diversity is overrated. Yeah, I said it.

JL;DR SUMMARY The article by Joshua Hoffman critiques the modern Western emphasis on diversity, arguing that it has become an end in itself rather than a means to a better society. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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DiversityCultural IdentityMoral FrameworkBelongingWestern SocietyShared ValuesCollective IdentityCommunity CohesionSocial Stability

Places mentioned

Israel
"Contrast this with Israel - a society often caricatured as divided, yet in reality bound by a remarkable common core."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Walk through the shuk in Jerusalem and youll see the ultra-Orthodox baker and the tattooed techie arguing passionately about soccer, both buying challah for Shabbat."
Japan
"Japan, Denmark, Uruguay, and South Korea all maintain strong social cohesion precisely because they have preserved deep reservoirs of shared cultural norms."
Denmark
"Japan, Denmark, Uruguay, and South Korea all maintain strong social cohesion precisely because they have preserved deep reservoirs of shared cultural norms."
Uruguay
"Japan, Denmark, Uruguay, and South Korea all maintain strong social cohesion precisely because they have preserved deep reservoirs of shared cultural norms."
South Korea
"Japan, Denmark, Uruguay, and South Korea all maintain strong social cohesion precisely because they have preserved deep reservoirs of shared cultural norms."

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