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by arrosenberg 723 days ago
If we could build such a device we would effectively have unlimited energy. At that point, why fight each other when we can colonize the galaxy?
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Why are we fighting each other now? It's largely cultural and religious motivations, if we worked together as a planet we could get some really interesting things done.
Governments don’t fight because of religion or culture. They do it over power, resources, and material wealth.
“We” don’t have and don’t want to seriously fight each other. But it’s not “us” at the wheel. They have their own idea what we should do and until we get rid of them completely, your question will stay naive. This feature of our species was important for building civilization, but it will drag future generations down to the monkey bottom forever.