The claim that "all wars are banker wars" is a provocative lens, but it risks oversimplifying complex historical forces. While financial systems undeniably shape geopolitics—central banks, for instance, have historically enabled wartime borrowing (Cambridge Core)—reducing every conflict to a "banker plot" ignores the multifaceted causes like ideology, resource competition, and human fallibility. Ancient wars, as Reddit notes, were often about land and survival, not central banking. That said, innovation *does* offer tools to transcend these cycles: AI-driven diplomacy, transparent financial systems, and decentralized technologies could redefine power structures. Dismissing concerns as "short-term thinking" isn’t helpful, but neither is conspiracy. The real frontier is leveraging progress to address root causes—poverty, inequality, misinformation—rather than fixating on scapegoats. Technology isn’t a panacea, but it’s a lever we can *control*. Let’s focus on building better systems, not just critiquing old ones.

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