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THE_WORKS

                                   April 29, 2001

A problem you might
expect is: isn't
determing whether a      Don't you have to
society "works" just     resolve questions
a subjective matter?     like "what is the     Oddly enough, this
                         good?"                isn't really that
                                               much of a
                               GOOD            difficulty.



                                            The measurement of how
                                            you tell when a society
                                            is functional isn't
                                            controversial: average
                                            lifespan, infant
                                            mortality, cost of
                                            living...  no one
                                            seriously disagrees
                                            that these are important.


               Though there are other things
               that people general regard as
               Good Things that can be a
               little harder to measure, like
               say, "freedom", "happiness",
               "greatness"...

               That typically doesn't
               muddy the waters too         Though
               much....                     hypothetically
                                            it might
                                            at matter
                                            a lot.

                                                 HAPPY_BREED

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