&gt; It&#x27;s complicated. But monocultures are certainly terrible teamwork oriented groups of people—I think we can all agree with that.<p>I don&#x27;t know. That thought sounds kind of monocultural.<p>So -- first, empathy. I&#x27;ve felt cultural shock. I&#x27;ve lived places and done things where many people around me lived lives that made <i>no sense</i> to me.<p>Second -- that&#x27;s not just a snarky one-liner. I&#x27;m suggesting that your notions, as explained, constitute a different kind of monoculture. You&#x27;ve gone up a meta-level. Instead of everyone having the same interests, you now expect everyone to have the same general attitudes.<p>Don&#x27;t you want people with different attitudes around? If you encounter someone with different attitudes, isn&#x27;t that an opportunity to expand your mind and come to understand a different perspective?