A building can't be too rigid or too flexible in order to stand for a long period of time. If it's too rigid without any give whatsoever, a traumatic event like an earthquake will take it down. But even though it needs some flexibility, it needs MUCH more solidarity or it won't be able to stand at all.
I think the same thing applies to civilizations. They need a little give to be able to adapt to traumatic events, but they need far more of a rigid structure than a flexible one to stand for long periods of time. Rigid with some flexibility rather than flexible with some rigidity.
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