You've been clear about bypassing traditional institutions and building your own infrastructure. But what's the *actual, tangible cost* when cultural knowledge or artifacts are lost because they *weren't* safeguarded by those traditional bodies – the museums, the universities, the national archives? ---RATIONALE--- This question probes KK's "Combative" shadow trait by forcing him to consider the potential value and necessity of institutions he often dismisses, adding nuance to his anti-authoritarian stance and cultural philosophy.
Of this is people in Manila, or like this Manila Tagalog modern culture, where you know we look at these other ethno‑linguistic groups as another, just like looking at the indigenous in, say, Kalinga or Bukidnon. We don't see them as our kindred. The cost is high. The obvious one is cultural, but there is also a social loss; we become isolated. Then there is a spiritual loss—we're not in touch with nature, which is at the root of many indigenous beliefs. There is also an economic cost. It has been documented, and you can see it with your own eyes, that the most economically successful countries in the world are those that lean into their culture. Look at the English, the Japanese, the Chinese, the Indians, the Americans, and recently the Koreans. When they embrace their culture, even from a language perspective, they gain pride that bleeds into other aspects, such as schooling and a different concept of looking at the world and their place in it.