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> I have watched a lot of ex-special forces guys on YT. > Needless to say, I take it all with massive grains of salt I think it needs to be said that people wh

> I have watched a lot of ex-special forces guys on YT. > Needless to say, I take it all with massive grains of salt I think it needs to be said that people who choose those careers are probably one of the worst kinds of people. They choose to use their unique, advantageous talents to murder people on command. And then you select out of those the ones that think being interviewed on YouTube about that is a good idea. They should be studied anthropologically not listened too.

gwhitake 1y ago
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- justin66 1y ago
  I dunno about “hard” man, it sounds like those Korean fishermen didn’t put up much of a fight.
- BrandoElFollito 1y ago
  Hard does not mean good or useful
csa 1y ago
> I think it needs to be said that people who choose those careers are probably one of the worst kinds of people. I’m guessing you’ve never met any special operations people, much less folks from the SMUs. I have met many. 100% A+ people. I’m sure there are bad apples, but I’ve never met one. > They choose to use their unique, advantageous talents to murder people on command. Rules of engagement are a thing — a very real thing. For those who are interested, here is an interview with a very active former Delta Force operator. There are interesting stories about selection, rules of engagement, the stresses of doing the type of work he did, and life after the military. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NAxQC1NkCxU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NAxQC1NkCxU
- hnu0847 1y ago
  > For those who are interested, here is an interview with a very active former Delta Force operator. Do you have any other similar podcasts, videos, etc. to recommend that feature interviews with former operators?
- zaphirplane 1y ago
  thoughts on Murder of Logan Melgar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Logan_Melgar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Logan_Melgar
- scotty79 1y ago
  I'd literally prefer to meet a leper or a LLM model strapped to a snake.
JohnBooty 1y ago
They should be studied anthropologically not listened too. Yes, I agree. That is overwhelmingly why I watch them. I'm not really looking to them for life advice, but I do think they are fascinating to "study" I think it needs to be said that people who choose those careers are probably one of the worst kinds of people I think a lot of them are problematic, but there are a number of reasons I would strongly disagree with that as a 100% true blanket statement. And then you select out of those the ones that think being interviewed on YouTube about that is a good idea. Yeahhhhh.... I mean, I don't begrudge these guys for needing to make a living. I don't think it's inherently wrong. For better or worse this is capitalism and people need to earn a living somehow. But it certainly does call for increased skepticism on the part of the viewer.

gwhitake 1y ago

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justin66 1y ago
I dunno about “hard” man, it sounds like those Korean fishermen didn’t put up much of a fight.
BrandoElFollito 1y ago
Hard does not mean good or useful

csa 1y ago

> I think it needs to be said that people who choose those careers are probably one of the worst kinds of people. I’m guessing you’ve never met any special operations people, much less folks from the SMUs. I have met many. 100% A+ people. I’m sure there are bad apples, but I’ve never met one. > They choose to use their unique, advantageous talents to murder people on command. Rules of engagement are a thing — a very real thing. For those who are interested, here is an interview with a very active former Delta Force operator. There are interesting stories about selection, rules of engagement, the stresses of doing the type of work he did, and life after the military. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NAxQC1NkCxU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NAxQC1NkCxU

hnu0847 1y ago
> For those who are interested, here is an interview with a very active former Delta Force operator. Do you have any other similar podcasts, videos, etc. to recommend that feature interviews with former operators?
zaphirplane 1y ago
thoughts on Murder of Logan Melgar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Logan_Melgar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Logan_Melgar
scotty79 1y ago
I'd literally prefer to meet a leper or a LLM model strapped to a snake.

JohnBooty 1y ago

They should be studied anthropologically not listened too. Yes, I agree. That is overwhelmingly why I watch them. I'm not really looking to them for life advice, but I do think they are fascinating to "study" I think it needs to be said that people who choose those careers are probably one of the worst kinds of people I think a lot of them are problematic, but there are a number of reasons I would strongly disagree with that as a 100% true blanket statement. And then you select out of those the ones that think being interviewed on YouTube about that is a good idea. Yeahhhhh.... I mean, I don't begrudge these guys for needing to make a living. I don't think it's inherently wrong. For better or worse this is capitalism and people need to earn a living somehow. But it certainly does call for increased skepticism on the part of the viewer.