[stcredzero]

It is not a nice quote, it's douchey, reductionist, and mostly nonsense. What on earth does "costs are fixed" mean? I also did not realize there was an inverse relationship between "blood" and "treasure". Are we pirates?

I didn't say it's a nice quote. I said it's a nice sounding quote, and I did mean that in the LessWrong sense of "false sagacity." In terms of tone, you sound a bit like a troll to me.

"Blood and treasure," is a phrase used to refer to money and lives/health of personnel.

And no, I was not trolling you. Please read my previous comment as factual, with very subtle nuance in the 1st sentence.