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   Rabbit Cohen (bathyspherehat@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 22:51:04 JST Rabbit Cohen

   • Evan Prodromou

   @evan I voted for the third option, but I think all three should be taken into account, as well as how many people belong in each group.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 22:51:03 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @BathysphereHat

     Especially when we talk about ancient societies, like in Egypt or Mesoamerica, we often talk about the achievements and wealth of the most powerful.

     I think at least partially, this is because they left the largest and most durable artifacts, so we can evaluate pyramids and statues and tombs and so on.

     Another factor is that written history has often been a luxury, so histories are often written only about kings, lords, and emperors. That's the info we have now.

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     Rabbit Cohen (bathyspherehat@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 22:51:04 JST Rabbit Cohen

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan BUT I think mainly the wellbeing of the most powerful and wealthy is useful information in establishing what's going on in terms of inequality.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 22:51:04 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @BathysphereHat it's probably worthwhile to get an idea of what level of technology and economy the society has.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 22:51:57 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @BathysphereHat even for modern societies, we talk about the achievements at the very tip of wealth and power. "We put a man on the moon."