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Need 100X that budget

• mark_l_watson 6y ago
  If it were up to me, I would save money by bringing most of our troups home and keep them safe, and also use the money saved from closing many of the military bases in 180 countries to double down on tech investments. What makes this almost an impossible situation is that we really need to do two things at the same time: 1. strong laws to stop the surveillance capitalists dead in in their tracks (read Surviving Surveillance Capitalism - a must read book, and basically a work of art in the sense that it is so beautifully written) 2. develop tech in a way that maximizes the benefits to society while mitigating the risks
  • treeman79 6y ago
    After ww1 we went home. Then ww2 happened. We now have bases everywhere to encourage others to play nice. Attacking a country is one thing. Attacking a US base is another. Agree or disagree this a good portion of why we have so many bases. Lots of other reasons, good and bad I’m sure. But keeping the peace is the driving force.