Two types of choices seem to me to have been crucial in tipping the outcomes [of the various societies' histories] towards success or failure: long-term planning and willingness to reconsider core values. On reflection we can also recognize the crucial role of these same two choices for the outcomes of our individual lives. Jared Diamond
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When the author of the quote says that, “two types of choices seem to me to have been crucial in tipping the outcomes [of the various societies' histories] towards success or failure: long-term planning and willingness to reconsider core values,” he is not merely referring to individual choices. He is also referring to the decisions made by societies over the course of history.

Source: Collapse: How Societies Choose To Fail Or Succeed

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