Context of Inflict
The potential for war rose when densely populated societies competed for scarce resources, as on the Northwest and California coasts. Yet Native American warfare generally remained minimal, with rivals seeking to humiliate one another and seize captives rather than inflict massive casualties or conquer land. A New England officer, writing in the seventeenth century, described a battle between two Indian groups as “more for pastime than to conquer and subdue enemies.” He concluded that “they might fight seven years and not kill seven men.”
Examples with Inflict
Earlier this month, Frances Haugen, a whistleblower from Facebook, testified before the Senate Commerce Committee about the potential harm Facebook and its related services can inflict on users.
–Technology
Cyberattacks demonstrate power by inflicting damage without conventional warfare and are hard to trace, but these advantages diminish once a full-scale war starts.
–Science
Traders are speculating that the cycles of increasing interest rates are nearing their end, and some analysts are concerned that keeping rates too high could inflict unnecessary damage on economies worldwide.
–Business
Harrison has openly discussed the physical and mental abuse inflicted by a former coach during her Olympic preparations and wrote a book on recognizing and healing from trauma.
–Sports
–Arts and Culture
