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software is a useful skill during a war. The same way you probably wouldn't send a doctor to a fight as the doctor is more useful to help with the wounded, a so

software is a useful skill during a war. The same way you probably wouldn't send a doctor to a fight as the doctor is more useful to help with the wounded, a software engineer with an infosec background(as I assume the lead dev of graphene would) could be extremely useful to the war.

Havoc 1y ago
Lots of skills are useful during war…
- B4uler5 1y ago
  Tf do you even mean by this?
- bawolff 1y ago
  Sure, and some are in more limited supply then others so are valued more highly.
jltsiren 1y ago
Software is a common skill, especially among military-age men. Probably around 5% of those employed in that group have software-related jobs. Doctors are rarer, and they also need more training to become productive, which makes them harder to replace than software developers. You can argue that a specific individual has specific skills and experience that make them more valuable to the country in a non-fighting role. But software developer is just another common job.
closewith 1y ago
Many people with useful skills - even useful in wartime - are put in harm's way. Many doctors included in field facilities. But the commenter seems to be making a moral, not utilitary, argument.