People who insist on an encompassing, people-wide shared experience exhibit a kind of 'cultural greediness'—wanting culture their way—and are very prepared to use force against those who do not want it, whereas subduing that penchant opens abundant spiritual opportunity in more limited, voluntary forms of shared sentiment, cooperation and beauty.

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Dan Klein

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I think there's a kind of greediness actually to them I think this is a cultural greediness where you know they want it their way and they're they're prepared very prepared to use force against people who don't particularly want that

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Dan Klein on Coordination and Cooperation 02/04/2008EconTalk
Created: 6/15/2026, 9:36:53 AM

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