Oddbean new post about login | logout Serious question, do you think wars just happen? Like out of nowhere? A “dictator” wakes up on the wrong side of the bed. And bang. I’ve been telling friends who send their kids to Israel for a school trip to avoid it like the plague for years. This has been in the works for a while. And if you think Israel are the good guys and others the bad guys, you’re very wrong. There is no spoon.