The weird imperative of culture

<p>It's midsummer (or Juhannus as they call it) here in Finland at the moment, and although I enjoy the importance and the traditions of this time to the Finnish people, I am an outsider. I don't fully connect in the way they do.</p> <p>And so I also find myself dispassionately analyzing it every year. It makes me think about how significant culture is to all the societies out there.</p> <p>But the great thing about traditions and culture is that they can be changed for the better, because they're arbitrary.</p> <p>The bad thing about them is that they can be abused to manipulate people.</p> <p>And the amusing thing about them is ... well: 🧄</p>