Message from @stem
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the one much like your dream world
just not as extremely free
The idea was
That once
There were the tribes
And among them rose the elite
They were the best, and were respected
or the most effective with violence
But one day, one among them said: Why dont I become the only elite one
The only legitimate elite one, monopolize the eliteness
One way or another as humans progressed
but how linear was this supposed progression?
A particular elite or not
would take monopolistic control
Of arbitration
Because in the old times people would go to these best among them to settle disputes
But the 1 elitist who wanted it a barred anyone else from taking that role
i think you should incorporate changes in material conditions
such as the rise of agriculture
It doesnt inherently cause it
yes it does
No
There will be more elites with increased population
but you speak of progress
Its just a question of, will the elites allow that 1 elitist to monopolize their rights
implying change
not just cycles
its an evolution
the "progress" or "evolution" would mostly occur due to technological change
Sometimes it was reverted
and perhaps genetic change
though it's harder to know about that
As during the collapse of the Western Roman Empire
You had this halfway rollback
culture does not exist in a vacuum
nor, obviously, does ideology
but i wanted to be more broad
Culture lives in the genes
The state is not necessary to maintain it
but the big changes we saw were obviously due to changes in technology