These are all excellent points, I would counter with this: most of the things you’re describing have more to do with the tactics involved rather than the design itself. Let’s say a stirrup was used in both (the technique of reloading it standing up vs sitting down) but one side’s bows were composite, had better bolts, a cranequin, would it really be be that dissimilar to an AKM vs XM7?

Cue the obama giving himself a medal meme but the comments are much more intelligent and there’s a much better conversation to be had

So would you not say the same for the crossbow, tinkering and standardization after the peak?

I think this is just a bolt action now isn’t it?

I will defer to your knowledge then, would you not say that aside from materials, ease of use and sighting the modern firearm hasn’t changed since the use of the cartridge?

Edit: I apologize, I misread the question and the original post. You’re right this credit is coming out of thin air and makes no sense

If the people themselves pay for the manufacture directly rather than pay for the product then you can reduce the cost to the fundamental value of the product and ignore the price increase due to the demand

If a private company pays for the manufacture and the people pay for the product there will always be a cut the middleman has to take, and they will sell at the highest price someone is willing to pay. This is the cost that people can’t pay

Everyone can afford the construction costs of a home, but can’t afford the competitive price

Once the limbs were metal and a hand crank was added how did it really change?

CEOs stay home for safety, communicate through big computer screens… my god it all makes sense

The crossbow also stopped developing for a very long time, until we use something other than cartridges we’re not going anywhere

How about a loud condescending poor who sits in their bedroom playing video games, watching YouTube, reading reddit posts for a living but is super right wing?

Not like there’s a litany of journalists, professors and former finance ministers with their work available online to watch or anything

Its great for reading docs, I don’t have to search through to find out how to get a user’s playlists using the Spotify api

Thief, anno 1404

Is the Chinook actually bad?

You can give all sorts of details about the truth, all sorts of recollections, as soon as they start lying the details stop abruptly, that helps. Usually there’s a fault on both sides to varying degrees

It’s for the best, I’m told 😔

I’ve found myself much less sore from walking after starting to swim regularly, maybe that would help

Wargame red dragon, trying a pre 1980s eastern block motorised deck

Straight razor, either the big blade or the razor blade holder

Cursed ventriloquist doll

Who are the lucky people that haven’t been assailed by this community daily?