Everyone (lovingly I assume) refers to Ronon as a caveman, but I think from his perspective, the Tauri aren't as technologically advanced as Sateda was before it was culled. It's not really noticeable in Atlantis, but I think he'd notice it when he traveled outside of the SGC for John's dad's funeral.
Earth isn't too far off, though. I think Earth to Sateda would be like how Daniel described Kelowna being around the same point as Earth was in the 1940s. Several decades, or even a century or so behind technologically.
Knowing Ronon, he probably doesn't give a shit. Plus, living outside for 7 years does give a person caveman tendencies.
anon i'm so glad you sent this because i've actually had so many thoughts about how in a lot of ways sateda was way more advanced than earth and now i have an excuse to talk about it
i think in some ways earth was a bit more advanced than sateda (we never really see any sort of automated vehicles, and i think that's bc satedans didn't see the value in investing in that sort of technology) i do however think sateda was DRASTICALLY more advanced in both weapons and medicine, which makes sense- when the biggest threat to your society is the wraith, investing in weapons and health care makes a lot of sense. the stronger your weapons and the healthier your people, the better chance you have at fighting back
i also just think the satedans were more advanced culturally/emotionally. ronon spent seven years on the run from the wraith and he's still more emotionally intelligent than 2/3 of the atlantis expedition. that kind of torture (because being hunted for sport is, imo, a form of torture) and extreme isolation would make anyone clinically insane, but ronon's pretty damn fucking normal. he eats with his hands and isn't the most talkative at first, but that's really the only indication that ronon has been living completely uncivilized for almost a decade. if you took anyone from earth and put them through that, it would take a hell of a lot more than a few weeks of a hot meal and a safe bed to remind them how to be a person
idk where i'm even fully going with this honestly it has been a long day but i just have a lot of thoughts about ronon and sateda and i'm forever mad they didn't give us more about satedan culture (or athosian culture tbh. we learn more about the fucking genii than we do the athosians, which is a crime)
