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Originally Posted by Jordo!
You can't hammer a nail into a piece of timber with one hit from 50 meters away.
In the good old days people disemboweled and beheaded each other with bronze swords. Then came iron and so on. Those were indeed simpler times...
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I would say better times, yes more violent overall compared to today even though we have used technology to make killing much easier and efficient.
Here's why I feel that way. Even a 3 yo can kill someone with a gun, basically anyone can kill/hurt someone with a gun, it's too easy.
It takes physical brawn to wield a sword, war hammer, ax etc. And you have to do it up close and personal so effort and commitment is required to kill.
It takes little to no effort with a gun and it's very easy to pull a trigger. but like I said, that ship has sailed.
edit: I suppose I should clarify better times regarding man's ability/technology for making war etc, not everything since obviously we live pretty well and easily compared to our ancestors/forefathers.