And it's also interesting to think - how do we measure the results?

How to even evaluate the results of a given system?

Is it median purchasing power parity, per Capita?

Human development index?

Happiness survey scores?

Another issue, and I'm sharing this because I've been thinking about it as well, like what is the best system.

To what extent, if we look at results, can we attribute them to the system (rule of law, freedom, no violence, no corruption) vs other things (natural resources, history, dominant culture and values, better weapons (...)

I don't have the answer. It is probably nuanced.

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What metric could be more important than happiness?

And if everyone is happy does it matter if it’s because of the system or other factors?

Good questions. I think the metric must NOT be purely economic. If it does, you end up with a giant billboard / Legoland of sanitized efficiency. Zero culture. Zero life

I agree.

There is no one metric that would encompass all we want, that is, how good is a given system for its citizens.

We certainly should look at multiple indicators.