a copying-based society, where everyone can see everyone else's work all outside-the-brain memory is shared, which reduces wasted, duplicated effort people check other people's work a log of education they consume is kept, whch forms their qualifications their competence to check others is based on their qualifications
any major decision by a person is not justified by their fame, wealth, persuasiveness or power but instead by an exam which backs up that they are sufficiently qualified to make that decision