And when we start from the blank slate, NRs expect the right answer to look a lot like traditional societies,
There’s no clear definition of “blank slate”...low technology ? Low population? Traditional societies might have been adapted for those conditions., but they are not our conditions.
Claiming that you could have designed ancient societies better is not exactly a core belief of prog.
There’s no clear definition of “blank slate”...low technology ? Low population? Traditional societies might have been adapted for those conditions., but they are not our conditions.
Claiming that you could have designed ancient societies better is not exactly a core belief of prog.
Sorry, I meant ‘designing the ideal modern society from a blank slate’, i.e. sitting down and thinking about what modern society should be like.