What can 1600s Germany Can Teach Us About The Launchpad Wars of Today? A Brief History Lesson: 🌎The Thirty Years’ War lasted from 1618–1648. It was a devastating and drawn out conflict fought mainly in Central Europe. Both sides started out with a singular disagreement: that their "religion" was the right religion. Catholics vs Protestants...pageantry vs. purity.... but after awhile it turned into an all out power struggle and involved nearly every major European power at some point. ⚔️ The Sides: Catholic bloc: Led by the Habsburgs (Austria & Spain), aiming to preserve Catholic dominance and imperial authority. Protestant bloc: Initially rebellious German princes, later backed by Denmark, Sweden, and even France. 💣 Why It Escalated: Every faction believed the war could bring them more territory, prestige, and control. Alliances shifted constantly and many joined not to defend faith, but to weaken rivals and gain resources. Neither side could give up, as it would make them appear weak, so they dug in deeper. 🧨 What It Cost: By 1648 Germany was ravished and some regions lost up to 60% of their population due to violence, plague, famine and immigration. Economies collapsed, mercenary armies looted freely, trade routes vanished. France and Sweden spent huge sums to keep fighting; Spain and the Habsburgs bled resources and influence. 🏁 In the The End neither side achieved victory. France and Sweden gained territory, but were demolished financially. The Habsburgs lost most of their control and The Holy Roman Empire remained fragmented forevermore. Religious freedom was affirmed, but the continent was broken and physically burned. ❌ Final Outcome: No clear winner. All major powers weakened, millions dead, an entire generation scarred This 30 year war story is the same as The 30 week Launchpad Wars on Solana today (30 years in 1600s = 30 weeks in crypto) It will be a devastating conflict with no winner, resulting in the decimation of Solana liquidity, loss of users and fracturing of $SO ideologies. $PUMP and $BONK are the new Catholic and Protestant blocs. Two competing visions, both convinced they hold the "true faith" of Solana. And like in 1600s Europe, it’s no longer just about the ideals — it’s about influence, control, and market share. KOLs, influencers, funds, platforms and founders are taking sides. Not for unity, but to steer capital toward their bags. There are hundreds of threads being written talking shit about the other side daily, and complex psyops being used to take down the enemy. BTC Maxis, Base and Zora fans, and other groups will attempt to siphon off further territory. Most trenchers and CT will lose all their money as nobody will convince retail to play into their game. Meanwhile, quality memes like Moodeng will continue to be starved of liquidity and attention. Alon and @SolportTom have lost control. This ends the same way it did in 1648: with Solana ravished. Most users will lose their capital due to rugs, downtrends, sophisticated users extracting, Alon and founders siphoning, and retail giving up and bridging to other chains. By the time this is done, Solana will have collapsed with the mentally ill running the psyche ward.