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> If brutality and cruelty didn't appeal to a certain type of person we wouldn't have war, fighting, or any of that stuff in the first place. There have on occ
by tbrownaw 2y ago
> If brutality and cruelty didn't appeal to a certain type of person we wouldn't have war, fighting, or any of that stuff in the first place.
There have on occasion been wars that were fought over resources rather than for recreation.
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- akho 2y agoYou can trade and bargain for resources. It only gets to war if someone finds war more appealing.
- wqaatwt 2y agoOr stealing them is easier. Pre modern economies were to a large extent zero sum and violence was pervasive (e.g. there was a lot of overlap between being a merchant and a pirate, you did whichever seemed more profitable at the time).