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BS. Good imagery tech will keep the conflict closer and more personal because the shooter can clearly see or identify who he or she is killing. Compared to car
by pnw_hazor 8y ago
BS. Good imagery tech will keep the conflict closer and more personal because the shooter can clearly see or identify who he or she is killing.
Compared to carpet bombing from 50,000 ft smart weapons make war very personal.
- gradstudent 8y agoOr it could, y'know, simply paint the proposed target with an overlay which makes it easier to kill but not sympathise with.
- elefanten 8y agoYeah. People seem to forget that while technology advances have monotonically increased the potential for collateral damage, they've also in practice broadly lowered the incidence of collateral damage.
- whoisjuan 8y agoI don’t know dude. I think there’s a big difference between piloting a B-2 bomber over the Iraq desert, and firing at a target with an Xbox Controller and a Hololens Headset, from an office in a Virginia suburb. If it doesn’t dehumanize war at the very least is commoditizing warfare.
- partiallypro 8y agoUh, PTSD is really common among drone pilots.