"Culture is what the losers of history cling to because their way turned out to be a worse way." Or maybe its a sign that winners couldn't completely eradicate

"Culture is what the losers of history cling to because their way turned out to be a worse way." Or maybe its a sign that winners couldn't completely eradicate it because it occupies a niche in a more optimal way than the winner. Infact, we have seen winning cultures fail while the niched "loser" culture maintains, only to thrive after the downfall of the temporary winner.