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Yes, success is a term different to all humans and varying among culture. So what?

>A culture that devalues its own metrics for "success" is going through a significant transition. presumably towards different metrics. That's not "utterly destructive", though change is often accompanied by some destruction.

Any modern western nation which sees a collpase of its industry will see its population quickly drift into poverty. It is an essential threat to disregard economic output.



Changing the definition of success in no way implies the "collapse of its industry".




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