Search Results
7/31/2025, 11:09:03 PM
>>17890652
>Did chinks actually have to write this shit down?
You do realize that the default war planning inclination of an untrained human is unga bunga tier "Me am tribe is strongest. Victory over other weak tribe garunteed by swamp god. WAAAAAAUGH!" tier thinking? On a societal level, "common sense" only exists if you bother to record shit and pass it on. And even then the capacity of people's retardation shouldn't be underestimated. A military manual wanting to emphasize the basics is entirely reasonable. Especially in the 5th century BC of all time periods, before paper was even a thing.
Clauswitz being more technically detailed probably makes sense if you view him as writing for more professional officers (not the idiot offspring of some nobles 3rd favorite consort). Though it's also probably worth considering he was was writing for a society that had the printing press. Meaning a turbo autist could more freely go into full detail about every aspect of his field of expertise. Sun Tsu leaning on brevity makes sense when you consider a how time consuming it is to hand transcribe copies of a really long text.
>Did chinks actually have to write this shit down?
You do realize that the default war planning inclination of an untrained human is unga bunga tier "Me am tribe is strongest. Victory over other weak tribe garunteed by swamp god. WAAAAAAUGH!" tier thinking? On a societal level, "common sense" only exists if you bother to record shit and pass it on. And even then the capacity of people's retardation shouldn't be underestimated. A military manual wanting to emphasize the basics is entirely reasonable. Especially in the 5th century BC of all time periods, before paper was even a thing.
Clauswitz being more technically detailed probably makes sense if you view him as writing for more professional officers (not the idiot offspring of some nobles 3rd favorite consort). Though it's also probably worth considering he was was writing for a society that had the printing press. Meaning a turbo autist could more freely go into full detail about every aspect of his field of expertise. Sun Tsu leaning on brevity makes sense when you consider a how time consuming it is to hand transcribe copies of a really long text.
Page 1