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> It seems like an irrational thing to do, putting a valuable scientist in danger doesn't advance the war effort. Nobody claimed it was rational, and just beca
by npsimons 11y ago
> It seems like an irrational thing to do, putting a valuable scientist in danger doesn't advance the war effort.
Nobody claimed it was rational, and just because they were scientists doesn't make them immune to "patriotically" endangering themselves "for the war effort."
- PaulHoule 11y agoHis attitude bugs me too because it reflects the classist tenor of our times. In WWII and even Vietnam you had sons (and even a few daughters) of the elite who were either drafted or volunteered -- this is not often the case anymore. On the other hand, the modern U.S. military spends around $1 million to train a warfighter to the base level where they are sent into real combat. That's much more than PhD training costs.