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mk · 4624 days ago · link · · parent · post: If 6.9B people lived in one big city...

Sure, but someone moved into that neighborhood.

calvincoolguy · 4530 days ago · link ·

The point seems to be that people find grievances, whether it's over "holy lands" or Hatfields and McCoys, there's always a squabble. Get 6.9 billion people on top of one another and those squabbles will turn in to battles pretty quickly.

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mk · 4530 days ago · link ·

Maybe you are right. However, I've spent time in Beijing, and it is pretty mellow. I'd like to know if there is correlation between war and population density. My guess is that war is actually most likely at a moderately populated level.

+discuss+discuss

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calvincoolguy · 4530 days ago · link ·

I have no data to back this up, but I recall there being a study that showed that the warmer the climate, the more hostile the civilizations. I'll go digging for it -- Not sure about population density though. Animals in captivity tend to get more hostile as their enclosure spaces are smaller.