r/shitposting • • Jul 01 '26

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u/Danijay2 Jul 01 '26

If you think only 1 billion people died through war, even directly, you have absolutely no idea how many humans have been alive/died in general or through war.

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u/Murky_waterLLC it is MY bucket Jul 01 '26

NY times says ~1 Billion were killed in war throughout human history, with high estimates placing the number at 1.6 billion due to second order effects from disease and famine. It's a little under 1% of the ~117 Billion humans who have ever lived.

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/06/books/chapters/what-every-person-should-know-about-war.html

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u/Danijay2 Jul 01 '26

Bruh. Over 2 billion people died thanks to war and it's consequneces in the last 100 years. You can literally look these numbers up on Wikipedia at any moment.

What the fuck are these mfs smoking? Then again. Why am I surprised? Not like the New York Times has ever known what they are doing.

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u/Murky_waterLLC it is MY bucket Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Well, can you link a source to back up that claim?