So 1.Religions and empires create “common weights and measures” and 2.federation

So 1.Religions and empires create “common weights and measures” and 2.federations reap the benefits of resulting cooperation.

Commensurability reduces frictions that produce velocities. What’s perfect commensurability? Reciprocity.
It’s just evolution at civilizational scales. https://twitter.com/curtdoolittle/status/1600132327257956352