alt Hacker NewsNone of that is historically accurate. Most soldiers were just ordinary untrained men.
And democracy spread because wealthy men wanted a say in how things were run, rather than just the upper classes, and then it expanded into working men with unions, and even women! Bugger all to do with weapons.
> Most soldiers were just ordinary untrained men.
It’s unclear what era or region you’re talking about, but during the High Middle Ages in Europe before democracy existed, which is what I was referring to, training depended on social standing. For knights, this was a career. Regardless, training is not that important when the weapons themselves were inaccessible. Easy access to easy to use weapons helped change bargaining power for the masses
To be clear, this was not the only reason I claimed democracy spread. It’s partly why
But anyway, give a few companies all the “powerful AI” I guess, for “safety”