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Can a culture be called “alive” when it actively borrows from the outside, or is that more like losing its identity?

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This question came to me after a chat I had with my uncle last weekend. We were talking about how certain games, foods, even slang words we use now didn’t originally come from our own culture. He argued that borrowing too much means the culture is slowly fading, but I’m not so sure. I mean, when I look around, it feels like most modern traditions are actually mixed with influences from different places. For example, the games kids play today are rarely local, yet they’ve become part of their everyday life. So I'm trying to figure out whether adopting outside stuff means our culture is evolving or if it’s actually losing its roots. What do you all think?


   
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