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The commitment and potential loss of resources while waging war is actually a valuable input to the system. If all war was virtual, then why not continuously wa
by jdmichal 10y ago
The commitment and potential loss of resources while waging war is actually a valuable input to the system. If all war was virtual, then why not continuously wage war with everyone weaker than yourself all the time? Why would the strongest not virtually-subjugate every other nation? In the real world, resources aren't unlimited and losses are cumulative. So consideration must be made as to when it's worth committing to a war.