Is the well-being of a society enhanced when many of its people question authority? The author considers that question authority would find mistake of authority out and prompt authority make up for mistakes, which could make the well-being of a society thrive.  Indeed, question authority could make authority makes wise decison, which could thrive the well-being of a society. However, as the old saying goes, every coine has two sides, that means question authority could have bad influence on society.  In spite of question authority could thrive the well-being of a society, other approach could also prompt society to boom in many aspects.
From observations of whole world, a well-being society is free of talking and question quthority, as well as they are all developed countries. Their constructions of society are reasonable, that's because many flaws of authority were pointed by public and authority corrected it timely. Only in this way could authority correct the mistakes they already made and bluepinte a more reasonable system, what's more, provide more comfortable service for all kinds of actions, which thrive their well-being societies. Such as nowadays, the law about drunk driving was proposed by a None Government Association, namely Mother Againt Drunk Driving, which forced court to establish a law about forbiding drunk driving to protect pedestains' safty.
On the countrary, it is hard to inmagine how could a society to thrive if every one believe authority and obey commands without any doubt. Because authority would ture to a privilege that orershallow laws and only take their own interests account without constraint, if there is nobody question authority.  Even if authority wouldn't ture to a corrupted privilege, the decison made by authority would check a society to development, let alone thrive on society, if the decision was wrong and without questioning by public, on other words, the faulse of the decision wasn't pointed by public, consequentantly, it wasn't corrected.  For instance, every Nother Korean blind worship authority and comply the orders commanded by authority without any question. Therefore, the North Korea is poor in economy and unpolished construction of society.
Nevertheless, questioning authority could bring not only advantages but also disadventages, if the critical thinker are easily provoked.  Such as, the war happened in Lybia was came from question authority and then disagree with government, finally, a war happened. In addition, to thrive on a well-being of a society have many approaches, such as establishing bills and laws.  Establishing laws and bills is a sufficent way to operate a policy, which intends to thrive on society. However, this method, even though is more pragmatic and logical, it couldn't face to the enssencial of problems, nor presenting the valide idea of public.
Although establishing bills and laws could prompt well-being of a society thrive, this approach might not face to the enssential of problem, that is it might not be a sufficent method to adress problems, and finally it relys on questioning authority to correct it.  Based on what I argued above, I agree with the author's standpoint in generally.