> I'm not sure that the total danger of conflict to any individual would have been that much greater to any individual then than now It is, in fact, much safer

> I'm not sure that the total danger of conflict to any individual would have been that much greater to any individual then than now It is, in fact, much safer to be alive today than any other point in history. And a much lower chance of dying from violence due to other humans. In fact there's a whole book about this if you're interested: https://www.amazon.com/Better-Angels-Our-Nature-Violence/dp/0143122010 https://www.amazon.com/Better-Angels-Our-Nature-Violence/dp/...