[dlwj]

I think Robert Pirsig's concepts of Static Quality and Dynamic quality are a more useful model to view culture.

The world that is advocated here is pure dynamic quality, with nothing to latch onto and preserve static quality.

"Goodness" and "Badness" only exist in retrospect, diversity is needed for survival. Global optimal state doesn't exists.

When people strive for global optimal state, most of the time they are actually looking to create a more legible system. That is, a mechanical system over an organic one. But just because you understand more about how a system works doesn't make it "better".