without getting a once in a lifetime war - like WW2. Where glory awaits, most wars are a profit mechanism.
hence cannon fodder, will be coming from the unwashed masses. while the Officers and senior brass, come from the 'elite' classes. Getting into WestPoint ain't easy - where most of the generals come from.
so the whole skin in the game - in terms of war - only happens a few times.
now with drone warfare, you don't have to exposed to the carnage you cause.
I heard a great take, that due to low demographics across all developed countries - wars are costly. But also costly in terms of killing people who are about to start family and have kids.
If your country has already sub-replacement birthrates. It makes no sense to send young people to die. its better to send people who already had kids (30-40+). That's why Ukraine doesn't really want to lover the age of conscription.
Russia having never-ending young poor people to die in trenches is a lie, they actually have a demograpic gap in young males.
hence cannon fodder, will be coming from the unwashed masses. while the Officers and senior brass, come from the 'elite' classes. Getting into WestPoint ain't easy - where most of the generals come from.
so the whole skin in the game - in terms of war - only happens a few times.
now with drone warfare, you don't have to exposed to the carnage you cause.