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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I think I'd rather be shot or droned in today's warfare than stabbed to death like in ancient times.

[–] teft@piefed.social 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

War sucks in any century. There were and are dozens of ways to die instantly and dozens of ways to die long slow agonizing deaths. That was true then and it's true now. Fallout says it best: War never changes.

[–] bobo@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The major difference is in when you might die, ancients didn't face a constant threat of gruesome death.

[–] Pickleideas@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Imagine winning a sword fight and then getting tetanus because you got grazed

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