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• The Paradox of Progress: How Ancient Drives Manifest in Modern Warfare

  Posted on:September 3, 2024 |  at 12:00 AM

  This blog post explores the paradox of modern warfare in an age of staggering technological and social progress. Despite advancements, humanity remains driven by primal instincts rooted in our evolutionary past—instincts that manifest in destructive conflicts often orchestrated by elites but fought by ordinary people. The post examines how these deep-seated drives could be channeled into less harmful frameworks, such as competitive sports or digital systems like blockchain, offering alternative ways to satisfy our need for dominance and survival while minimizing devastation. Through this lens, it suggests rethinking how we approach conflict in both the physical and digital worlds.