Sorry, I meant it as an example specifically of this (similar to the Hobbits "outsourcing" their defense): > There's not a lot places in the real history of th

Sorry, I meant it as an example specifically of this (similar to the Hobbits "outsourcing" their defense): > There's not a lot places in the real history of the real world where a society had no defense burden I'm certainly not making an argument that it has signs of long-term stability.