The comment section is a microcosm of the larger cultural debate taking place.
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Microcosm
/ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/
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9 entriesacademic microcosmdramatic microcosmexperimental microcosmfictional microcosmhistorical microcosmlaboratory microcosmresidential microcosmurban microcosmworkplace microcosm
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New York City is a microcosm of the world.
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This stream is like a microcosm for studying the problems facing the wider ecosystem.
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Some people base reality in their local sphere. Maybe, most people do not travel enough, I mention to Bratislav. A bit aghast becomes Bratislav, of Croatian ancestry. I tell him about the Daoist notion that one's own garden or local neighbourhood may be a microcosm that reflects macrocosmic reality. All the learning from all the travelling one can do may lie right here locally. A snail on the sidewalk may have a "doppelganger" (Bratislav's conceptual word) in the macrocosm.
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