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A succinct and pithy saying, but generally incorrect. Historically, good times create a food surplus. A food surplus creates well-nourished armies. Well-nour
by MereInterest 6y ago
A succinct and pithy saying, but generally incorrect. Historically, good times create a food surplus. A food surplus creates well-nourished armies. Well-nourished armies, for better or for worse, create hard times for everybody else.
As I've posted elsewhere in this thread, I would recommend reading the following series of blog posts.
https://acoup.blog/2020/01/17/collections-the-fremen-mirage-part-i-war-at-the-dawn-of-civilization/ https://acoup.blog/2020/01/17/collections-the-fremen-mirage-...
- toomuchtodo 6y agoYou’re taking it too literally. It’s not about physical strength, it’s about cultural and societal strength and fortitude.
- bigtechdataeng 6y agoAh, so it’s a vague unsupported aphorism that purports to explain something unmeasurable? Just because something is pithy, doesn’t mean it’s true.
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- bzb5 6y agoExactly. It was in response to the “America is too comfortable” part of the comment.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoGreat quote, firm believer in it.