Non-linear culture
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A non-linear culture was a culture whose perception of time was not structured around a linear conception of history.
Thanks to becoming time-active, humanity was on its way to becoming a non-linear culture in the 21st century, but was prevented from progressing further by outside forces in order "to stop this from happening". (PROSE: "History" [+]Part of The Book of the War, Loading...{"namedpart":"History","1":"The Book of the War (novel)"})
