Both can be true.
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Evolutionary pressure of hard times, combined with the economic freedom in good times = gradually, ever-evolving society
This.
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Was going to say, id imagine both go hand in hand
Strong men will not tolerate anything less than free trade
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Yes takes one or a few to engage in free trade to make everyone better off.
In the infamous strong men meme first image is the roman empire. This is precisely the psy-op: trade precedes state, not the other way around. Any meaningful state can only exist subsequent to free trade, otherwise there is no one to steal from!