Competes freely with the world, never forgets its manners
Each letter of the type code stands for the pole this type leans toward · neither pole is better than the other
Type distribution
0.65%As of August 5, 2026
These four axes build on well-established frameworks in political scienceHow we measure
The descriptions below are addressed to someone with this type.
Values markets, growth, and free competition
You believe that when individuals and businesses are free to act, society as a whole grows. You think competition and achievement should earn fair rewards, and that the state should step in only where it truly has to. You hope for a society where self-reliance and the energy of the market are alive and well.
Values international cooperation, openness, and global solidarity
You see opportunity in cooperation and exchange across borders. You believe problems like climate change and migration are too big for any one country to solve alone and must be worked out together, and you stay open to other cultures and backgrounds. You hope for a world that grows more open and more connected.
Values individual freedom, rights, and checks on state power
You see individual freedom and rights as a line the state must not cross. You believe free expression, freedom of assembly, and private life must be protected, and that power must always be watched and held in check. You hope for a society where diversity and personal autonomy have room to breathe.
Values tradition, stability, and proven customs
You give weight to values and customs that have stood the test of time. You prefer a gradual, steady path to abrupt change, and you cherish your community's traditions and pride. You hope for a society that moves forward at a measured pace while holding on to what has proven its worth.
A fun look at real historical figures mapped onto the four axes — not an academic classification
He preached the 'invisible hand' of free competition and free trade between nations and opposed controls on individual enterprise — while placing deep weight on the moral order of custom and sympathy; the archetype of this very type.
Painting: Unknown artist (The Muir portrait), c. 1800 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
He believed the freedom of commerce breeds peace and set out the separation of powers as a check on authority — while choosing gradual change suited to each society's traditions.
Painting: After Jacques-Antoine Dassier, 1753–1794 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A society where 'each to their own' is the default, and where the less the interference, the better both the market and daily life run. And yet what keeps that freedom from sliding into license is, in this view, not the law but long-kept manners and custom.
Underneath these hopes is a sense that freedom is held up by courtesy, not by force. So this stance trusts the restraint and dignity each person keeps for themselves more than dense regulation. But there's a weak link: an order resting on manners and custom struggles to answer what will hold society together once people stop keeping them.
Progressive on 2 of the four axes, conservative on 2 — each axis can lean its own way.
The progressive–conservative label is a rough guide based on how this test defines its axes.
