I'm sure you can go play Farmville instead if that's your thing.
Utopian Guide : "WELCOME TO UTOPIA, A WORLD LIKE NO OTHER FULL OF WAR, INTRIGUE, STRATEGY, AND DIPLOMACY!" - doesn't suggest its full of peace now does it.....
Makes warring easier, makes crowning harder and kickstarts competition.
Unlike logging in every day, declining ever war just so you can pump and explore and harvest your next crop, that's just stupid.