Friday, November 27, 2020
teeter-totter
When the bulk of habits or society tilts unbalancedly in some direction, an unknowing newcomer will tend to lean on that direction as well, and adds to the unbalanced weight. If a minority notices this imbalance, it may attempt to bring balance by tilting, sometimes forcefully, in the opposite direction. If this succeeds, the change can be abrupt, destructive, and the imbalance will have only shifted its direction.
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