Hmm ... I wonder why White societes became so much more advanced than other societies.

A real head scratcher ...

Hmm ... I wonder why White societes became so much more advanced than other societies.

A real head scratcher ...

All shared traits by masses of people, of all shades, of course

Not really. All those other "shades" to which you refer, and who do have those qualities, live in or were exposed to a mostly-White society. Those who live in mostly or all non-White societies generally do not have those qualities, unless they move.