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I worked in defense for a while and have zero problem with it. Someone else might vilify it, but it just seems naive to imagine that eliminating all of it is e

I worked in defense for a while and have zero problem with it. Someone else might vilify it, but it just seems naive to imagine that eliminating all of it is even remotely possible. I have a much bigger problem with my skills being used in the past to work on advertising tech.

threatripper 4y ago
We need a strong military with modern weapons systems to keep us safe. Else we will get a very bloody transition phase where a stronger military will take over. The moral burden does not lie with the tool but in how it is used.
vintermann 4y ago
See, here's a better analysis of the question than the Economist's. I bet the people optimizing ads or pay-to-win game addiction say something similar, "at least we're not making killer robots". Maybe one of you have a better point than the other, but either way, we know this is one of the ways people rationalize it.
- maximus-decimus 4y ago
  Or maybe different people have different values.
  - defterGoose 4y ago
    Or maybe we just can't feasibly weigh the relative harm of two evils with broad network effects...