What constitutes achievement? There IS a primitivist anti-civ movement that looks at civilization as a negative rather than a positive. If you take that viewpoint, then cultures that remained more rustic are more virtuous. At the same time, some of these cultures practice barbarity that is so often glossed over in SJW talking points, like human sacrifice in ancient Aztec/Mayan society.
The one thing these discussions demonstrate is how damn tribal human behavior really is. Sure, we descended from the trees, built cities, and now stare into screens all day, but our brains are designed to split off into tribes. It's just now it tends to be more ideological than physical.
The one thing these discussions demonstrate is how damn tribal human behavior really is. Sure, we descended from the trees, built cities, and now stare into screens all day, but our brains are designed to split off into tribes. It's just now it tends to be more ideological than physical.