> by all traditional measures
Is there a reason to assume the traditional measures are, in fact, the correct ones to be using?
Is there a reason to assume the traditional measures are, in fact, the correct ones to be using?
Ahh, so a bias for values that were evolutionarily successful? I can kind of see the utility there.
Would this hypothetical system take into account the dominance of the societies in question, or is it just specifically how long they've survived/been stable?