I never really cared.
Read the whole article and in just one little paragraph it looks like the cords may represent individuals and their social status. That is an interpretation and decoding? Nice but not much and surely not worth all the discussion.
It looks as though to say diversity is our strength and all that Tommy rot is the theme of this article.
I had hoped to learn something really interesting but was disappointed again.
You just summed up about 10 years of my 18 years of education.