great post , thought provoking

I think the difference now compared to prior periods is the abundance of information (will that itself continue, we're not sure?)

but right now the effects of this information abundance are a much more diverse 'culture' (from your post heading). we're splintered into many, many subcultures with various degrees of overlap between. I don't know, but my guess would be that there is much less homogeneity today than a generation or two ago.

I think this is an asset that will allow us to adapt and survive harder times much better than prior times.

some examples that I can think of in my own life, hearing about a farming family who the younger generation are experimenting with different crops and farming practices. they're not taking what their parents did as the only way to do farming. they're looking at ways to generate different income streams and to look after their soil, they're doing this because they watch other farmers on YouTube and they chat to other farmers online.

tiny anecdotal evidence but I do wonder if that's happening in many, many fields.

another example would be that there are bitcoiners (people who think about scarcity, lower time preference, the future, being resilient) dotted throughout our economies, in every possible role you can imagine. what affect does that have on organisations as bitcoin's network grows? the optimistic take would be that we can help organisations navigate a course through difficult times?

don't know but just trying to put an optimistic lens on things as its very easy (especially for me lol) to default to the dark and pessimistic when discussing the future