Thank you for your detailed response, I appreciate the time and knowledge! Is there any particular text you can recommend, especially around the native and black movements? I think it would help to view things from a wholly different perspective.

I do agree though about it being an “event” or a consequence rather than an explicit goal. Having partly lived through the balkanization of Jugoslavia, it’s a topic that’s a personal interest. If anyone’s got good recs on that I would also be very interested!

Does it necessarily need to be a completely chaotic process? Could there be a pathway for new forms of government or organisation that’s better for people?

Carbon steel is a great kinda hybrid of both imo if you can find it for a good price. Heats up much quicker and more evenly than cast iron and is not as heavy too, so really versatile. It also gets seasoned for that flavour and non-stick quality although not as well as cast iron.