Leaps in human technological and social progression seem to coincide with one main factor: Our ability to change the nature of our coordination structures. At a societal level, we move from hunter-gatherer to tribe, to village, to town, city, empires and nation-states. At a more personal level, we move from having to meet all of our own needs i.e. produce our own food, clothing and anything else we need to the modern-day division of labour. At an economic and political level, we move from a f...