theturret

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   by theturret 5mo ago

   Fair point. I don’t think that simply working at a defense-tech would or should give someone sway over political decisions. Which might be also good: von Neumann advocated for a U.S. nuclear first strike on the Soviet Union. In the context
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   by theturret 5mo ago

   Yes, and the same can be said for the civilian workforce. The Pentagon’s labs and technical expertise are being hollowed out, and I worry we’re being left with an acquisition corps that’s incapable of holding its own in technical conversati
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   by theturret 5mo ago

   As I said in another comment, I think it’s important to debate what these companies are doing, how they’re doing it, and whether the United States’ actions are morally and legally justified. But I also think we need to get more smart people
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   by theturret 5mo ago

   You’re probably right about the book either way, but I think the comparison has an obvious limitation. At best, Meta’s mission is “social connection.” Held up in an equally charitable light, a defense contractor is “protecting American inte
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   by theturret 5mo ago

   I agree with the point you’re making about the misaligned incentives of current prime contractors, and share some of your cynicism. But I fear a shooting war with a peer adversary could get so horrific so quickly that we wouldn’t have time