Power does indeed influence standards, and I agree with that. But I see this as part of humanity’s process of trial and error. Standards are distorted by power, then challenged, and eventually corrected; this cycle is an inherent attribute of civilizational evolution. No one can know from the outset what the standards of a utopia should be—we can only approach them gradually through continuous trial and error.
Power does indeed influence standards, and I agree with that. But I see this as part of humanity’s process of trial and error. Standards are distorted by power, then challenged, and eventually corrected; this cycle is an inherent attribute of civilizational evolution. No one can know from the outset what the standards of a utopia should be—we can only approach them gradually through continuous trial and error.