> A PM/engineer decided "I bet we can create an ML model that will find suckers we can charge more," is basically the same as "I bet people with credits will pa

> A PM/engineer decided "I bet we can create an ML model that will find suckers we can charge more," is basically the same as "I bet people with credits will pay more." The difference is the former has an element of being one step removed, and we use that tiny accountability gap to sleep better at night. The comparison to modern army drone pilots comes to mind... we're now exploding Enemies from the comfort of a playstation controller in a base somewhere in Utah. The PTSD comes in when the operators realize that tiny accountability gap has just been mental gymnastics to suppress what they've really been doing.