#society # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought # War is a negative sum game #to-digest >The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor. War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent. >~ [[George Orwell]] Basically building [[Wealth|wealth]] for the sake of dissolving it >War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength >~ [[George Orwell]] # External links