this simple/complex thing isn't actually a spectrum in anything but an over-simplified view. In reality, many technical and mathematical advances have come out

this simple/complex thing isn't actually a spectrum in anything but an over-simplified view. In reality, many technical and mathematical advances have come out of countries that aren't democracies. It would be a mistake to think Russia doesn't have highly advanced technical capabilities, for example. It successfully developed nuclear weapons before many democratic societies could have.