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by TheGateKeeper 4988 days ago
People have fought over meaningless things since the dawn of time. The crusades come to mind in that respect.
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Again, the point is that these things that people fight over have meaning, even if they can't really be used for anything.

The crusades arguably were fought over things that had a lot of meaning, even if they didn't have a lot of utility. It'd be hard to argue that the crusades had no meaning.