Becoming clones of each other

neglect

to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility

converge on / in / with / at / to / into

move towards the same point and cross or become similar (about ideas or opinions)

enrich

to improve the quality of something by adding something else

drown out smth

to be loud enough to block the noise of something else

bulk

something or somebody that is very large; in bulk – in large amounts

bulk-made

made in large amounts or mass produced

wipe out

to eliminate or completely destroy

steep smth/sb in smth

to be completely surrounded by something

to outsource

if a company outsources it pays for another organization or person to do its work

to strip away sth

to gradually reduce something important that has existed for a long time or to remove something unimportant

to take advantage of smb-smth

to treat somebody badly in order to get something good from them

to take advantage of smth

to use the good things in a situation

inevitable

certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented

to sustain

to keep alive

to safeguard

to keep from harm

wear out smb

to tire somebody

to wear smth out

to use it so much it gets damaged and cannot be used anymore

to decry (formal)

to criticize something as bad or unnecessary

disruptive

causing trouble and therefore stopping from continuing as usual

to diminish

to reduce or be reduced by size or importance or to belittle

to diversify

to make diverse or increase the variety of

influx

the fact of a large amount of people or things arriving at the same time

to harness

to control something in order to use its power