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by irrational 1142 days ago
Of course it isn’t facts. But it more closely aligns with what we know of human history and nature than the belief that humans will ever be at peace with one another.
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Also a fact is that we haven’t seen a hot war directly between two major economic powers since WWII. Quality of life and the global commerce that drives it has been trending upward for some time. Cooperation has simply been recognised as the more fruitful path, but a global scarcity of vital resources could change that equation though.

https://ourworldindata.org/war-and-peace

https://ourworldindata.org/war-and-peace#the-past-was-not-pe...