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They're machines. People find machines and how they function interesting, regardless of their purpose.
by seanw444 4y ago
They're machines. People find machines and how they function interesting, regardless of their purpose.
- giraffe_lady 4y agoYes and this is bad. Their purpose is part of what they are you shouldn't ignore it just because you think they're nifty.
- 123pie123 4y agoone of my childhood fantasies was to create weapons that kill very effienctly once I had the opportunity to get a job in this field (electronics area) in my early 20's, I then questioned my morals and realised I didn't want to contribute to killing people many decades later, I'm not so moralistic - esp with the UKR / rus war but that ship has sailed
- criddell 4y agoViruses kill a lot of people. Is it bad to interested in viruses?
- giraffe_lady 4y agoIs there a large scale multi-generation propaganda campaign to normalize the creation and deployment of lethal viruses on a global scale and to recruit people into their construction to that purpose? If so yes it's bad to be interested in viruses.
- 123pie123 4y agomost technical advances are a double edge sword there is no good or bad science
- CapricornNoble 4y agoYes it's called "gain of function research".
- jessaustin 4y agoIs there a large scale multi-generation propaganda campaign to normalize the creation and deployment of lethal viruses on a global scale... We're still not supposed to criticize whatever happened in Wuhan. Fauci certainly seems multi-generational...
- seanw444 4y agoDo you have a concept of self-defense? If we stop being interested in being one step ahead, we become slaves of another. That's how it goes, no matter how much "peace, love, and happiness" you try to manifest.
- giraffe_lady 4y agoWhat about self defense requires you to use the technological sophistication of war weapons as entertainment?
- seanw444 4y agoWhat? Military research has benefits outside of military use. V-2s became Saturn Vs on the way to the moon, which begat ICBMs. Haber-Bosch method gave us more fertilizer, but also more explosives. Lasers can be used for hair removal surgery, or as guidance systems for rockets. Explosives themselves can be used for civil engineering purposes. The Me 262 was meant to be an agile fighter, but now we use its technology to haul millions of people a day across the world. Thinking about war technology as strictly evil and "must avoid" is honestly stupid.
- giraffe_lady 4y agook sean I think you've moved the goalposts pretty far now to be justified in calling me stupid. I surely am but only for participating in this experiment in paring away context until fighter jets become tools for human thriving. good work here I really think you should go watch some videos of them being used though especially the ones with children involved.
- seanw444 4y agoYou confuse me. People are interested in technology because its cool and neutral. All technology can be used for both good and bad things, and that's historically provable. Making specific areas of science off limits for virtue points is unreasonable. And I didn't call you stupid. I called that point of view stupid. I'm sure you're not a generally stupid person.