We are heading towards the unknown, seemingly with no brakes. Our fate now more than ever truly is up in the air. What do you think life will be like in the future?

  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz
    125·
    14 hours ago

    The longest period the world has seen without a great power conflict was 99 years, between 1815 and 1914. The second longest is since WWII.

    I have my doubts we will break the record.

    • Legianus@programming.devEnglish
      7·
      13 hours ago

      That is factually incorrect there have been many wars between the 1815 and 1914 that would qualify.

      See the Crimean war 1853 or the German-French war 1870. With two or more great powers involved.

      Or what is your definition?

      • RobotToaster@mander.xyz
        1·
        10 hours ago

        I guess I should have qualified it as no significant conflicts. They were all small regional conflicts, deliberately contained in scope and duration.

        • Legianus@programming.devEnglish
          1·
          9 hours ago

          I mean, still what is significant? It seems you see the Napoleonic wars as such. Considering involvement of countries, the Crimean war had 4 great and 2 minor powers involved and lasted for 3 years. Granted the Crimean war was shorter and had less than the 6 great powers involved as were during the different coalition wars, with 1/4 the of the dead, but politically it was very significant and certainly not small nor regional in its effects.