In a healthy society...

1. The population grows, due to children being born and surviving into old age.

2. People feel a vested interest in maintaining the quality of living for future generations.

3. The young respect the old, and the old are worthy of the young’s respect.

4. People are generally healthy and physically fit.

5. Crime is rare, and when it occurs it is responded to swiftly, while respecting due process.

6. People feel that their property is safe when left unattended.

7. Everyone, including women and children, are safe walking around at any hour of day or night.

8. Public spaces are prevalent and pleasant.

9. Individuals respect public spaces and do not pollute them with trash, noise, or various forms of antisocial behavior.

10. One can purchase all of their basic needs within walking distance.

11. Family, friends, and community are generally prized more than the accumulation of wealth.

12. People enjoy the fruits of their own labor.

13. There is sufficient work at sufficient wages such that people can obtain their basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter) without much difficulty.

14. Interactions with others are generally positive, and disputes can be resolved amicably.

15. Most people are able to find an appropriate spouse within a reasonable amount of time from when they start looking.

16. On average, people marry and start families in their 20s.

17. People are numerate and literate, and have the opportunity to pursue varied educational programs as well as work.

18. The time and autonomy of young people is respected.

19. Education allows for students with different levels of abilities and goals to advance in a direction and pace that is amenable to the individual student.

20. The physical environment (e.g. architecture) is generally tasteful and induces positive feelings.

21. People are willing and able to take up arms to defend their society from outside threats.

22. Politics is not a major part of most people’s lives and plays little role in their sense of identity.

23. There is a flourishing of arts and culture.

24. Knowledge of the liberal arts and sciences is valued for its own sake, independent of its utility for career advancement.

25. Individuals see themselves as bound to some pro-social ethical code.

26. The business environment is conducive to entrepreneurship.

27. People feel free to express their honest views on most topics.

28. The culture has a sensible understanding of the role that sexuality plays in human experience, and has reasonable, legible, and widely-accepted norms to help people navigate the sexual landscape.

29. Most people have at least several friends who live within walking distance.

30. There are venues that are conducive to socializing and meeting new people, at all age ranges.

31. Most people are mostly content with their level of wealth and are not envious of others.

32. Poverty is rare, and there are ample civil society programs to help the less fortunate.

33. The culture emphasizes family formation and economic self-sufficiency.

34. People have access to affordable healthcare.

35. Interactions with governmental institutions are efficient and rare.

36. People feel that they can pursue their goals and aspirations.

37. People have ample leisure time, and much of that leisure time is spent with other people.

38. The burden of parenting is eased by shared familial and communal involvement in raising children.

39. Technology is used judiciously with an eye toward advancing the good life.

40. Corporations and businesses have an ethical compass that restrains their engagement in antisocial behavior.

41. People belong to communities, and communities serve as the primary source of social fabric.