Goals Shift With Governance Scale

Informal polling across seven 'scopes' (self, associates, community, nation, world, multiverse) finds people rank goals differently depending on the size of the unit: liberty peaks for nations, happiness/health for close circles, and insight/power for momentary self. Respect and pleasure rank lowest overall, suggesting stated ideals can diverge from private motives. If governments must adopt measurable objectives, those choices will vary predictably by jurisdiction size. — It implies that performance metrics for cities, nations, and global bodies should not be one‑size‑fits‑all, reshaping debates on how we design and legitimate institutions.