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> Seems like the trick really is to deeply intertwine economies. On one hand, I read experts say that. On the other, I read experts point out that it failed to
by wolverine876 3y ago
> Seems like the trick really is to deeply intertwine economies.
On one hand, I read experts say that. On the other, I read experts point out that it failed to prevent WWI.
I wonder what the consensus is, if there is one, and what the evidence is.
- Waterluvian 3y agoYeah my thoughts too. My feeling is that there won’t be some perfect solution that stops all wars. But that it was a very rational idea that may have stopped some. Indeed it would be interesting to see experts attempt to enumerate situations that were avoided through this approach. Though I’m not sure if that’s even possible given it requires a form of alternate reality synthesis which is all but pure bias. A statistical approach may find there’s still too little data?
- wolverine876 3y ago> My feeling is that there won’t be some perfect solution that stops all wars. But that it was a very rational idea that may have stopped some. Yes, absolutely. Also, it generally makes us wealthier.
- rbanffy 3y agoTo say nothing about living longer and not being blown up. It's definitely a plus.
- hoseja 3y agoBut the economies were not so intertwined. The British, French, etc. were massively profiting from exploiting their colonial holdings while the Germans and Austro-Hungarians were being left in the dust, slave labour abolished some decades or centuries ago.
- mistrial9 3y agono mention of the gold hoards of Spain ? it rocked the continent at the time