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the issue of job protectionism comes up because there's some pretty decent evidence that unmanned drones and missiles are better for certain jobs on the offensi
by niels_olson 15y ago
the issue of job protectionism comes up because there's some pretty decent evidence that unmanned drones and missiles are better for certain jobs on the offensive side, though we may come to that conclusion because it's not our people dying in the blast (usually).
- dkokelley 15y agoTrue, but the 'unmanned' drones and missiles usually still have a man remotely piloting or pulling the trigger. I doubt a drone will ever be given permission to select and fire on targets.
- antihero 15y agoI'm sure if we disregard ethics, and loss of human life can be taken as an error calculation in a piece of software, then computer systems can be far more efficient. However, I hope we're not at that point. I mean if we were truly rational we could see that collateral damage could be a factor in whether a campaign was successful, taking into account the attitude of the conquered nation and how it may or may not affect insurgency or resistance. Though I don't want to believe that's the reason we try to preserve life.