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There are some global, strictly enforced, norms though. That will likely never change in any possible future where human society still exists. Regardless of any

There are some global, strictly enforced, norms though. That will likely never change in any possible future where human society still exists. Regardless of any other conceivable combination of events, human personalities, culture, etc... Such as the prohibition on privately enriching uranium.

lazide 3y ago
Do you mean ‘global super power enforced’ hard lines, or social norms? I’m pretty sure the opium farmers of Afghanistan wouldn’t give two shits about private uranium enrichment, for instance. And would be happy to keep someone’s secret about doing so if they had an incentive to do so. And while growing and selling opium would be considered a hard social taboo in most places (and the Taliban, for example, regularly executed folks for doing it in those areas of Afghanistan!) the US was more than happy to allow it in exchange for popular support in the region when they were occupying it. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghanistan-opium-poppy-supply-plummets-95-after-taliban-ban-un-2023-11-05/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghanistan-opium...]
- MichaelZuo 3y ago
  > There are some global, strictly enforced, norms though.