Fucking hilarious

"Your ancestors mastered it against their opponents" I think they mastered eating meat, but I wouldn't call prey opponents, and there's a long way to go to master violence against actual opponents Just a small nitpick, sorry

Also, Brandon Lee's ancestors definitely did master violence against opponents, but then he died filming fictional violence So like, violence is useful, but also problematic in human nature

No worries, but I meant more in prevailing amid the wars of history. I guess maybe its presumptive to assume everyone has a veteran of some war somewhere back in their family tree, but likely they at least have ancestors from peoples who were under threat from another people at some point, be it European colonial powers, the Romans, the Ottomans, the Samurai, the warring clans in China (to say nothing of the Mongols), etc. Human history is a history of warfare. Those who remain are those who prevailed through it to pass on their lineage.

But I'm not trying to say everyone is like, an alpha warrior from an elite bloodline or anything haha. Just that most people can't point to a bloodline of pacifists they come from. We're a a warlike race. We absolutely have the capacity to cooperate and use diplomacy and trade to enrich life for all of us, sometimes. We even can at times bury hatchets, setting aside ancient feuds to stem the tide of blood. But usually, we remember where that hatchet is buried. Just in case.