Interesting thread. Took a while to get around to the point, but it did, eventually, get there.<p><i>> Polycultures are important. People have different skills, perspectives, and connections. They have different institutional incentives and roles, and collaborate with others in diverse ways.</i><p>I’ve always found this to be true. I’ve spent my entire life, in fairly “heterogeneous” cultures.<p>Mixed teams can be difficult to manage (which is a big reason for today’s insistence on monoculture). Weak management tends to result in chaos, but a well-managed mixed team can do amazing things.