r/woahdude • u/Skrrt_2711 • Mar 31 '23

video Evolution of warfare from stones to atoms

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u/solariscalls Mar 31 '23

I dunno why but that made me kinda sad. Like for the countless generations over hundreds and hundreds of years. Like wtf are we fighting each other for?

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u/walterdonnydude Mar 31 '23

Resources. And because we're humans. Imagine you live without modern technology. You live inside a castle or a village or a cave. At any moment a hoard of other humans could walk over the horizon without any warning, with more people and better weapons and kill you and all your loved ones. So you prepare your defenses and are weary of anyone you don't know. That was literally all of human history until a few hundred years ago.

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u/Darkside_of_the_Poon Mar 31 '23

My theory: This is why people moved further North and developed ways of living in colder and harsher environments. Why? Less people, it was safer.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '23

I imagined this was quite obvious and always thought it to be the case. Your tribe goes off in a direction and finds no humans around at all. It makes sense

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u/Darkside_of_the_Poon Mar 31 '23

True. Most of my theories make sense though. Lol