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by shepherdjerred 754 days ago
> War is the single most unproductive activity humans can do.

I think I totally disagree with this. So many inventions have been the result of war, even outside of WW2/the Cold War.

For example, what would Israel look like today if there was no threat of since its founding? I doubt it would be anywhere near as advanced as it is today.

War is terrible, and I'm not advocating for it, but I don't think you could necessarily say it's unproductive.