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What do you mean by nontechnological? I could not make sense out of your proposition. Could you please extend it a little? I am arguing that comparing single p

• dredmorbius 9y ago
  For practical purposes, "non-technological" == pre-19th century. Rationale: technological societies have mechanisms, most especially transport and communications, which obviate the reliance on social structures for establishing trust. Put another way, the ability to micro-manage and surveil workers, citizens, residents, etc., reduces the need to rely on their innate behaviour. The thought's occurred to me that this is itself a swapping of information for trust. My 19th century boundary is early (most of the technologies and adoption post-date 1800, many considerably), but sufficient to clearly demark a before/after point. Following 1800, you'll see an increasingly significant set of cultures which don't have to rely on cultural and religious protocols and regulation. My request then translates to: show me a massive (continent-scale, or at least wide-ranging) culture, prior to 1800, which didn't have a significant religious component to its culture.