I always look at patriotism with a jaundiced eye. I know that the majority of people will not join the military to fight. And when I hear the words "thanks for your service," I want to laugh, because chances are, unless you see proof on the uniform, that person wasn't fighting any enemy, and was likely a support troop.
HALO Effect Originally shared by Noah Friedman This is how automation is probably going to kill us all: tell a computer to optimize for something and it will. (This observation is just a variation on the nanotech grey goo problem.)
The Service Economy I've also been there, done that, only with much less fear for my life. via Meep https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c0ea571e4b06484c9fd4c21?ec_carp
I always look at patriotism with a jaundiced eye. I know that the majority of people will not join the military to fight. And when I hear the words "thanks for your service," I want to laugh, because chances are, unless you see proof on the uniform, that person wasn't fighting any enemy, and was likely a support troop.
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