In the future, the rapid dissemination and decentralization of global knowledge and the nullification of most weapons have forced current nation states to settle conflicts by proxy contests of skill.
In the future, the rapid dissemination and decentralization of global knowledge and the nullification of most weapons have forced current nation states to settle conflicts by proxy contests of skill. The contest is a display of brute force, a high watermark of the decadence which haunts this new age. A Staring Contest.