Hearing it this way reminds me of parallels to the real world. Each modern military war is also an economic war between the belligerents economies to sustain t

Hearing it this way reminds me of parallels to the real world. Each modern military war is also an economic war between the belligerents economies to sustain the fighting. So in a way spending 10$ to shoot a missile and going on "war economy" (aka reducing other activities in your life to fund the game) to keep the war going is quite realistic. Also that some of your opponents will simply outspend you without breaking a sweat is accurate (see the US support of Ukraine as an example)