Society's Structure

At the foundation of civilization lies the city—the core unit of social organization.
Each city, along with its surrounding lands, is governed by a city council, composed of councilors who each represent a distinct subdistrict.

Each subdistrict functions as a smaller urban pattern: locally integrated, self-sustaining, and governed by a sub-council. These sub-councils are structurally subordinate to their parent city councils. When necessary—by population size or diversity—subdistricts may be further subdivided, forming recursive layers of governance.

Cities may voluntarily form coalitions to coordinate shared interests.
A coalition must include at least three cities and is governed by its own coalition council, distinct from the councils of its member cities.

Membership in a coalition is neither permanent nor binding. Cities may join or leave freely, preserving autonomy while enabling scalable collaboration.

Land outside formal cities is governed by regional councils. These regions follow the same principles of sub-division and council structure, ensuring that rural or undeveloped areas are governed with the same logic as urban centers.

At the highest scale exists the World Council. It is composed of:

All city coalitions
All independent cities
The regional council for non-urban lands

If humanity expands beyond Earth, each settled planet forms its own planetary council once it has at least three cities. Until that threshold, its cities remain under the jurisdiction of the planetary council from which they originated.
These planetary councils then compose the Interplanetary Council—maintaining the same recursive, layered logic.

Every sub-council operates with 20% of the authority of the council immediately above it.
To override a higher council’s decision, a sub-council must reach 80% agreement. This reflects the broader societal principle: power is concentrated for coherence, but distributed for correction.

This structure is not arbitrary.
It allows society to expand—across population, territory, and even planets—while preserving local integrity, rational oversight, and ethical continuity.