As Mohenjo-daro prospered, the gap between its richest and poorest households actually shrank. Its shared infrastructure, fair trade systems, and lack of powerful royal elites suggest that equality may have helped fuel the ancient city’s success.

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[–] [S] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

Nothing in this article or my post says that we "need to go back 4000 years". It's one part of a counternarrative full of examples that continue through to today. But sometimes, people who defend hierarchy like to say it's "natural" or "necessary" because they think the ancient world was nothing but empires.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    It’s one part of a counternarrative full of examples

    It's the only example either the article or your post actually gave.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I invite you to begin a rewarding exploration of the current research on this topic with your local library's access to academic journals on anthropology, archaeology, and history.

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