You’re right. The only caveat is that if the cost of attack is lower than the cost of cooperation then kinetic power projection is incentivized. 99.9% of the time people are incentivized to cooperate bc of the benefits gained from less energy expenditure and less risk…

Capitalism is just competition is just war. Being in a state of incessant war is ironically the most peaceful way of life. People are psyopd by ‘statist proof of stake world war’ and forget life in any ecosystem is incessant war.