Is War Over? — A Paradox Explained

We live in the most peaceful time in human history. Wait, what? Seriously? That can't be right, there are more wars than ever! Well, no and they're killing fewer and fewer people, even though the world population is at an all-time high...and the numbers prove it! We explain how we came to this conclusion, and why war might... go away.

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Sources used for this video:

Steven Pinker: The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (book)

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[thegator]

I just watched this video and was like “oh this is super relevant to current events” then I saw it was 6 years old, these conflicts have been dragging out

[nairda]

"If we just never declare wars, then they don't technically count as a war. World peace forever!"
~every world leader since WW2

[Bluelizard]

No, war will never end.


As long as we have the youtube comment section....

[dijital]

"Russia is invading Ukraine and the Palestinians and Israelis are still fighting" aged like fine wine

[andruaj]

"war is cringe"

- Sun Tzu, the art of war

[colorado]

The nuclear bomb makes war impossible to win in a lot of cases. War is arguably less likely now but the consequences of war would be infinity worse.

[alechernandez]

“Only the dead have seen the end of war”
-Plato

[jgbonkers]

This video is 7 years old but it still starts with "Russia is invading Ukraine"

[Burn_Angel]

That awkward moment when a Kurzgesagt video doesn't give you an existential crisis.

[TheEndsJustifyTheMemes]

Kurzgesagt: "Is war over?"

Putin: "lmao, no."

[SpaceAcrn]

Video is 8 years old
Still starts with "Russia is invading Ukraine and the Isrealis and Palestinians continue to slug it out"

[cyansuy]

I thought that wars mostly stopped due to the concept of MAD (mutually assured destruction). With many global superpowers possessing nuclear weapons, a war between them would practically be the end of the world.

I don’t think it’s people being nicer, but people not wanting the weather forecast to announce nuclear winter

[oddgorl]

"The Russians are invading Ukraine."

- Kurzgesagt, *2014*

[TheCbrown]

...then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked!

[YuRiSunga]

While the war between Ukraine and Russia is mentioned, it is retroactively accurate. At the time of video’s release, Russia invaded Crimea, then followed by the Donbas regions. 8 years later, Russia began invading the rest of Ukraine. Edit: 500 likes!

[crystalcat]

Switzerland: What is this "war" thing everyone is talking about?

[FRISHR]

“The world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not everyone’s greed.” -Gandhi

[artekatian]

Kurzgesagt-"war might be over"
2022-are you sure about that?

[MobinMGreen]

one word:
Nukes.
Nukes are why mot major nations don't wanna f**k with one another. Cause no matter who start a war, its almost certain that everyone loses.