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War_Hymn t1_j02m3xj wrote

Reply to comment by Norumbega-GameMaster in How many knights in Armor would be on a battle field? by autism_guy_69

>And the idea that life had little meaning is just not accurate.

I mean for one, peasants were valuable as agricultural workers on a medieval noble's estate. It seems unwise to throw their lives away in battle when they could better used at home tending the crops and making you income.

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Norumbega-GameMaster t1_j03yhgk wrote

The idea that historically people have only been valued for their economic worth is a very limited and foolish reading of History.

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War_Hymn t1_j04hbkl wrote

I'm just making a pragmatic counter point against the poster saying that the lives of the common people were meaningless. Obviously, people were more than just economic resources.

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