Its already obnoxious to me when people conflate standard cultural norms for natural laws. One of my great fears is that globalization will create such a homogenous culture that we wont' even be able to imagine a culture that is different from our own. All history will be read through our cultural lens, and all the more narrowly because we are convinced that since it is the only culture that exists, it is the only culture that can possibly exist.
btw, passed 80k words in Secret in the Box. Closer and closer to completion.
