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		chmod775 on Feb 22, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hayabusa-2: Japan Spacecraft Touches Down on Aster... War and conflict is a driver for mankind. You could say it is our way of "gamifying" technological advancement, because it is our strongest drive. That's just another argument that humans are truly a race of barbarians.

xj9 on Feb 22, 2019 [–]

> That's just another argument that humans are truly a race of barbarians.

relative to what? we don't know how violent alien species are. they could be very peaceful in comparison, but it is just as likely that they are more violent than we are.

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