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PSA: Before posting comments decrying military spending, please recall that our species now exists perpetually under threat of Mutually Assured Destruction from
by politician 5y ago
PSA: Before posting comments decrying military spending, please recall that our species now exists perpetually under threat of Mutually Assured Destruction from nuclear weapons hanging overhead.
Your entire way of life is predicated on this fact.
- echelon 5y agoLife has been good for so long that many people don't think about this. Power balances, allegiances, resource distribution, and entire economies are shifting. This is the real game. It's not about which smartphone supplier sells the most units. It's about projection of power to secure trade, resources, and national interests. The relative comfort of the post cold war era may not be perpetual. Our little Instagram dopamine bubbles divorce us from the cold, uncaring reality.