0 – Four yardsticks for social evolution Right now, in the core of some star, hydrogen is being crushed into helium, helium into carbon, carbon into iron. Burned, forged, changed. One day that star will die and scatter the elements it made
4 – Access to accurate information
4 – Access to accurate information The First Right Before the vote. Before the trial. Before property, speech, or worship. Before any right ever written down, one thing had to be in place, or none of the rest could function. Accurate information.