Any sort of sustained advantage on one side of a competition destroys the equilibrium. (As an aside, this is the insight I offered you when I began: Societies predicated on the balance of opposing interests are evidently inherently instable. Knowing science, knowledge, and a respect for the unlimited potential of applied intelligence were their chief weapons, they sought to eliminate these things in the world around them. The anti-intellectual trends of the period reflect this.

Fully aware of the rules of the environment in which they operated, they sought to destroy the competition while strengthening their own positions. Given an inhuman ability to compete, they quickly overcame all challengers. However, the superhumans were an uncontrollable variable in this equation. And, generally, the balance of interests against each other made sure that no one competitor gained much of an advantage, though there are signs that this equilibrium was failing even before the advent of the superhumans. Generally, these interests balanced against one another, and ensured that the limited production capacity of a society made its way somewhat efficiently to satisfy the needs of members of that society. The sociopolitical economics of that time were ordered in a way in which people would compete against one another to gain wealth and power (or, in most cases, simply the right to keep living in society). Society was ordered very differently back in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. What If Fiction ( This is the best place for 'general' questions)ДЇor non-serious answers for real world science problems try:ДЄnd just for fun, don't forget to check out our friends atДЄh, Cadet! Great question! To understand the answer to this question is to, in part, understand why life in our Federation is the way it is today. Who would win ( Go here for questions about who would win in a fight or competition between two or more characters) This subreddit is for discussion of fiction using information about the universe and not meta information about the work. Spoilers from works older than six months may optionally be concealed using our flair system, however this is CSS-based and will work only in browsers.Our Spoiler policy must be observed for six months following the date of release.Comment spoilers should be formatted on a separate line as >!.Replace 'Canon' with the work or body of fiction in question. If only the body of your post contains spoilers, you may instead make the title ' Spoilers: Canon' and not use the link flair. The title of your post should not contain spoilers for six months from the date of release.'Speed Force' with no further explanation when asked a question about the Flash) do not constitute satisfactory answers. Report anything that discusses metadata or involves personal attacks. Upvote good content downvote incorrect information.(This doesn't, of course, mean there isn't room for further discussion.) Search for your question, it may have been asked and answered before.Any sort of competition questions belong in whowouldwin.AskScience and AskHistorians exist for that. r/whatiffiction, a sister subreddit, has rules more accommodating to these sort of questions.

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