"Between two tribes of 100 I'm pretty sure it was permanent war; unless they where symbiotic, in which case I would call them one tribe of 200" Well you would

"Between two tribes of 100 I'm pretty sure it was permanent war; unless they where symbiotic, in which case I would call them one tribe of 200" Well you would be wrong to call them one tribe. The US and Mexico have a symbiotic relationship, are they one country? And it's good that you are "pretty sure" it would be war, but would you like to post any sources at all? Or is this just your gut feeling? "Basically it's why debt (as inflation = negative real rates) works in the first place: somebody gives you an incentive to not give a damn about your own kids future by pointing at theories that have failed over and over again in history but somehow they still manage to "socially" convince you that it's ok because everyone is doing it! Everything in life is a pyramid scheme, but most things end up being ponzi schemes, you just have to learn to see the difference." You have gone really off topic here and I am struggling to see what this has to do with the original topic. You also seem to have an agenda that isn't really related to the topic of debt in the ancient world.