ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Bellum omnium contra omnes

Okay kiddo, so, there is something called 'bellum omnium contra omnes' and it means 'war of all against all'. Imagine you want to play with your friends at school but everyone is fighting each other instead of playing together. That is like this war of all against all.

It's a term used to describe a situation where every person or group is fighting for themselves and no one cares about others. It's like people thinking only about themselves and not the good of the whole group.

In the real world, this term is often used to describe a situation where there is no government or authority to control people, and everyone is fighting and competing for power and resources. So, it's important to have rules and leaders who can help bring people together and make things fair for everyone.

Just like how your teacher makes fair rules for you and your friends to follow and play nicely with each other, we need leaders and laws to keep things peaceful and make sure people don't fight and harm each other.