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Thanks. I'll have a look at the book.
I did mention looking at various subjects in the What>Explore section, one of which will be looking current real world societies.
I focus on experimentation for a few different reasons
1) Experimentation is hard. You can't do it on your own, you need other people, so the most focus goes on it. Otherwise people might just read books and make observations, which leads to the second point.
2) Experiments are a teaching tool. People have to learn that a different way can be better for them and the best way is to try it out for themselves.
3) There are lots of different societal norms and structures we haven't tried, so their might be opportunities to escape our current local optima.
Thanks! I'll change that.
I should probably put a qualifying "Most" in front of the people. I was writing it when I was trying to avoid weasel words.
But there is the question of why those you think "evil" get power? Who gets power is also somewhat a societal question.