re: "Western Civilization" has demonstrated its superiority in many areas

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you only get to use this example due to very unique geographical issues that isolated them...

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...from extreme influence of western civ, yes, that's why I selected them.

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requires ignorance of the millions of other similar societies that are no longer around.

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Many of those having succumbed to the technological prowess of the West.

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i think simple societal stats like violent behavior, life expectancy, infant mortality, etc should do

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That shows your bias. What if infant mortality was reduced to zero and the population swells to exceed the carrying capacity of the environment?

The green revolution in Africa has been a near disaster. We bring miracle drugs, and miracle methods of agriculture that massively swelled the populations in Africa - simultaneously making them dependent on us for their continued survival. Meanwhile the population stress has led to massive conflicts, including genocide.

To me, the measure of success for a culture is sustainability. If the technological advances of western civ end up being our very demise, well, that's not an indicator of a great culture to me.