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Regarding "It was also the first true industrial war", you may like this quote by Scott Westerfeld on the Wikipedia page for Dieselpunk [1] "But to me, Wor
by daveslash 5y ago
Regarding "It was also the first true industrial war", you may like this quote by Scott Westerfeld on the Wikipedia page for Dieselpunk [1]
"But to me, World War I is the dividing point where modernity goes from
being optimistic to being pessimistic. Because when you put the words
"machine" and "gun" together, they both change. At that point, war is no
longer about a sense of adventure and chivalry and a way of testing your
nation's level of manhood; it's become industrial, and horrible."
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieselpunk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieselpunk
- Zababa 5y ago> At that point, war is no longer about a sense of adventure and chivalry and a way of testing your nation's level of manhood; it's become industrial, and horrible. That sounds like a dangerous glorification of pre-industrial war.
- hef19898 5y agomaybe, but the difference im scale would still be the same.