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Don’t work on terrible weapons. If you’re smart enough to create them you’re smart enough not to misuse them. But the last act in creation is relinquishing con
by more_corn 2y ago
Don’t work on terrible weapons. If you’re smart enough to create them you’re smart enough not to misuse them.
But the last act in creation is relinquishing control.
You’re putting them in the hands of people who aren’t smart enough to build them. And you don’t get to choose who that is.
The US president who bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki didn’t even fully understand that he was bombing civilian targets. How could he be so stupid? Do you even have to ask? Think quietly for five minutes about the average intelligence of politicians. About their ability to think calmly and consider facts when making decisions. If you do that you’ll never work on weapon systems again.
- nradov 2y agoPresident Truman knew exactly what he was doing when he authorized the use of nuclear weapons. He made the right decision and it saved American lives. It's cheap and easy to pretend to take the moral high ground and refuse to work on weapons when you have nothing at stake.
- harimau777 2y agoWithout the ability to keep other people from creating them, not creating them is suicide.
- scotty79 2y ago> But the last act in creation is relinquishing control. Tell it to Disney or Adobe