> Which societies today function like this, that could be scaled up to country level tasks and responsibilities? None that I'm aware of, though I am not entire

> Which societies today function like this, that could be scaled up to country level tasks and responsibilities? None that I'm aware of, though I am not entirely convinced it is impossible for the reasons I stated. I am forced to wonder: what is the virtue of scale like that if it is largely built on the back of human suffering?