So I suppose that fighting over a scarce resource is the natural state of almost every form of life. War, then, is a logical result of complex social structure

So I suppose that fighting over a scarce resource is the natural state of almost every form of life. War, then, is a logical result of complex social structures. The more static and wealthy the resource the more pitched the battles. I would imagine nomadic cultures to have less cause for war. At least until they clash over a resource. Or, their mode of resource gathering incorporates piracy of other groups wealth. I’m thinking of peoples like the Vikings, the Spartans [0], or IIRC the Comanche. Usually becuase there is pressure to do so. As in Sparta where their arable land was insufficient to support their population. [0] https://sites.google.com/site/megaraathenssparta/spartan-econo https://sites.google.com/site/megaraathenssparta/spartan-eco...