I don't know how anyone who looks at the history of the previous industrial revolution and draws comfort. We almost did the whole world in.
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Replying to @schwarz @TinyRevolution
just saw this yeah. I don't see how anybody gets optimism from history
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Replying to @zeynep @TinyRevolution
Lack of wars in the modern era, primarily https://ourworldindata.org/war-and-peace/
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Replying to @codinghorror @TinyRevolution
post world war ii, yes. but people seemed to have already forgotten it. one generation away.
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Replying to @zeynep @TinyRevolution
People seem to grok that "hot" war is expensive and bad for business.
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Now Yemen.
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I'm worried that our overlords think wars can be contained, just ruining local lives. 2017 arguably starts with Iraq 2003.
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Let's not forget that wars are getting more impersonal and AI-driven too.
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Not for the people on the receiving wnd but yes, more distantly waged.
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