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AI is nonsense and against the rules.There have been societies that did not engage in war, and they contained no private surpluses (fortunes):
ChatGPT:
1. Hunter-Gather and Small-Scale Societies
- "Mbuti Pygmies (Central Africa): The Mbuti are often cited as an example of a relatively peaceful society. Conflicts existed, but large-scale organized war was absent. Violence was usually interpersonal, not inter-group.
- "Semai (Malaysia): An indigenous group in peninsular Malaysia, the Semai have been described by anthropologists as highly nonviolent, with social mechanisms to prevent escalation into war.
- "!Kung San (Kalahari Desert): They have interpersonal violence but traditionally did not wage organized wars against neighboring groups."
Psychopaths are prone to use wars they seldom fight in to acquire vast, private fortunes; the last 500 years of capitalism provides numerous examples.
Link to primary sources please.

