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> the argument that if you reduce the human cost of wars, you make wars more likely Very good point! Drone attacks make the operators into drones themselves, d
by posix_me_less 8y ago
> the argument that if you reduce the human cost of wars, you make wars more likely
Very good point! Drone attacks make the operators into drones themselves, detached from feeling the consequences of their actions.
- facetube 8y agoIt's not clear that cost is even being reduced. PTSD rates in drone operators are roughly equivalent to those who fly manned combat missions [1]. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/23/us/drone-pilots-found-to-get-stress-disorders-much-as-those-in-combat-do.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/23/us/drone-pilots-found-to-...