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You don't know me. And I don't know you. But "We face extermination therefore we should be able to get rich by selling our (cyber)weapons to despots who in tur
by smashah 6y ago
You don't know me. And I don't know you.
But "We face extermination therefore we should be able to get rich by selling our (cyber)weapons to despots who in turn use it against their own citizens" doesn't sound like a winning argument.
- marshmallow_12 6y agoIf you phrase it like that, then no. how about "We face extermination, therefore we shall train soldiers who will work for us for a while, they will be able to make a living after their service using those skills"
- smashah 6y ago>they will be able to make a living They can, and many have made a "living" by moving on to working on normal tech startups. Nobody needs to make a killing to make a "living".
- marshmallow_12 6y agoThe Multibillion dollar global defense industry refutes you.
- smashah 6y agoNot sure about you, but I don't concede any moral authority to "The Multibillion dollar global defense industry" so the refutation is invalid to say the least.
- marshmallow_12 6y agoI do. warfare breeds innovation via the military industry, jets, computers, internet, radar, advanced etc etc etc etc, All of which were catalyzed by warfare. You don't need to like it, but you probably wouldn't be able to let me know without acknowledging it.
- smashah 6y agoWow. The industry has technological authority, but that doesn't mean it is owed a moral authority. Just how (I hope) you wouldn't give moral authority to a grooming gang just because they're super efficient in their trafficking techniques.
- NeverFade 6y agoHow many cybersurveillance tools are developed and sold by companies in the US, China, Russia, UK, and quite a few other nations? But let's focus on Israel again, always the safe scapegoat.
- smashah 6y agoEasy one. Nobody should be selling these things to anyone else. Everyone should keep their weapons to themselves. If you are able to make it, well done now you have that upper hand in that arena. Cant make it? Sorry you can't buy it. Making it and have surplus? Sorry can't sell it - do something useful for society with all that brain power.
- NeverFade 6y agoRight, "nobody should", but everyone does. And somehow we're again laser-focused on just the Israelis who do it. I wonder why.
- smashah 6y agoOh I see where the confusion lies. This article is about the cyberterrorism companies inside the state of Israel, that's why. If you have articles where other countries are doing this (which of course they are) then please tag me and I will gladly condemn them also.