@JohnDA That is a good point! Our ancestors had lots of wisdom, but maybe "tradition" isn't always the way to think about that?
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@JohnDA That is a good point! Our ancestors had lots of wisdom, but maybe "tradition" isn't always the way to think about that? 2 comments
The other side of the coin is that the “traditional” way of doing something isn’t necessarily the best way, maybe just one way they tried that worked well enough at the time. |
@markarayner As with many things, “tradition” can be positive or negative. I don’t personally regard “tradition” as inherently bad.
Likewise, I don’t think anything new _has_ to be good simply because it is new.