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STR.15:3 - Forces

ForceTension
Continuity and changeUseful practices need preservation; habitual selection can also suppress better alternatives.
Visible material and enacted practiceTemplates and archives carry distinctions but do not supply time, capability or authority.
Deliberate influence and distributed evolutionAn intervention can target particular conditions without controlling every participant or later cultural result.
Recognition and decision qualityConfidence or popularity can attract attention without establishing contribution or evidence.
Local observation and wider claimsA few discussions may support a bounded account without describing the whole organization.
Learning opportunity and burdenMore observation can improve a cultural decision while imposing work and exposure on participants.