There's virtue in brevity

Kevin Drum:

When we get to the point where one side is able to conduct war effectively with virtually no fear of loss of life, does that mean that public pressure against war will start to fade away? After all, demand curves slope downward. When war becomes cheaper, we'll get more war. Right?

Me, a few years back:

[thousands of words to say about as much]

Sometimes I'm way too wordy for my own good.