jadams2345 t1_j1q4eda wrote
Reply to comment by static_void_function in What do you see happening over the next 300 years to a millennia? In what way will it be different to how it is today? by Serious_Final_989
Optimistic and highly improbable
static_void_function t1_j1q4h4j wrote
Every one of those predictions are already in play.
jadams2345 t1_j1q4tzy wrote
Sure, but you omitted others: weapons buildup, tendency to kill eachother with weapons that are more and more powerful...
static_void_function t1_j1q5esz wrote
Regional skirmishes will continue for centuries, that is just the nature of human society, but those are localised and relatively short term. As I understand it, this is a conversation about the big picture and broader trends over a long period of time.
jadams2345 t1_j1q5k3v wrote
I hope you're right 🙏
numba1mrdata t1_j1rwgkp wrote
Deaths by combat are the lowest in human history
jadams2345 t1_j1s0886 wrote
Really? Doesn't WW2 have like 50+ million casualties? 🤔
numba1mrdata t1_j1s0xq4 wrote
Yes and WW2 was 80 years ago. The trend is clear.
https://www.vox.com/2015/6/23/8832311/war-casualties-600-years
jadams2345 t1_j1s4qy7 wrote
How can the trend be clear when WW2 has the highest toll in human history?
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