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> The meta... I hate this kind of terminology with such fervent hatred as someone DefTech adjacent. It's just the sheer callousness of gamifying warfare. Edi
by alephnerd 5mo ago
> The meta...
I hate this kind of terminology with such fervent hatred as someone DefTech adjacent.
It's just the sheer callousness of gamifying warfare.
Edit: can't reply
> How would you have me call it
Tactics.
It's emotionally neutral and sounds less like someone who follows warfare the same way someone follows competitive StarCraft 2 or DoTA.
- sterlind 5mo agohow did you feel about Hegseth's "double tap" strike?
- alephnerd 5mo agoDouble tap is standard terminology since my time on the Hill during Obama 2, and I think originates from the Vietnam War. On the other hand, I am disgusted by the cuts of strikes that were superimposed with memes and soundtracks at the beginning of the war that were spread on official social media.
- matheusmoreira 5mo agoWhat word would you have me use?
- bawolff 5mo agoPeople have been gamifying war since prehistoric times. Most traditional sports are basically practise for war. While we have moved past it in the last few decades, most toys for boys are war based (tin soldiers aren't being used to act out an imaginary disarmament scenario). We even use the word "game theory" to denote the mathematical study of strategy (which often ends up being about war). The ship has well and truly sailed.
- s1artibartfast 4mo agoThis doesnt mean we cant retain any decorum or limits around it, especially when discussing the real thing.