I always took it more as the Tau’ri were never in a condition to control the space around primitive cultures, so they never bothered trying to protect local cultures. You also don’t have a utopia economy yet, so the Tau’ri government was far more willing to not worry about societal impacts if it meant gaining access to technology or resources.
I always took it more as the Tau’ri were never in a condition to control the space around primitive cultures, so they never bothered trying to protect local cultures. You also don’t have a utopia economy yet, so the Tau’ri government was far more willing to not worry about societal impacts if it meant gaining access to technology or resources.