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> Just do an Eve Online and let people fight each other for it. Its a game, who cares Yeah, at least then people might learn the lessons of war that society sh
by rplst8 5y ago
> Just do an Eve Online and let people fight each other for it. Its a game, who cares
Yeah, at least then people might learn the lessons of war that society should already know.
- leetcrew 5y agoboth war and industry in eve are plain old fun for certain types of people. but at the corp/alliance level, the point of industry is to fuel the war machine and the point of war is to defend industry. this is broken up by some occasional massive (and surprisingly expensive in USD) fights that are just for fun. not quite sure what the lesson is there.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoIt may be that war is best played out virtually if it means we can scratch that itch without so much collateral damage, but I’ve also heard it said war is the ultimate “proof of work”, which branch of humanity can afford to burn more resources? Anyway, your comment reminded me of a song I haven’t listened to in some time: “is war as old as gravity?” “are there animals that like peace, and animals that like war?” “is making war an instinct we inherited from our hunting, or our farming ancestors?” “war is the best game and the worst life” - War & Peace, Ryuichi Sakamoto https://youtu.be/G6lVeiKtZ2k https://youtu.be/G6lVeiKtZ2k