That could be one of the possibilities. It's obviously that there is too much standing on 'this is what we have always done' among the older set - though I may be wrong considering that I have only been here a short time and my main interactions with them stem from that banquet and questioning. That there is rot from just that, yes, it could be there.
It gives you a point to focus on, that is not wrong to have. I just feel that if someone focuses on just one matter too much, they may overlook or even dismiss an answer that moves them away from their target.
[ Again that was Professor Ouyang. He was focused so much on making a serum that would give Haixingrens powers that he did not think of why Haixingrens never developed any when they explored the underground. ]
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It gives you a point to focus on, that is not wrong to have. I just feel that if someone focuses on just one matter too much, they may overlook or even dismiss an answer that moves them away from their target.
[ Again that was Professor Ouyang. He was focused so much on making a serum that would give Haixingrens powers that he did not think of why Haixingrens never developed any when they explored the underground. ]