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dwbyesterday at 8:19 AM2 repliesview on HN

No it’s not. It’s totally conceivable that the (perceived) quality of targeting data would contribute to the decision of whether to run a mission at all, and if so how extensively.


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whimsicalismyesterday at 1:03 PM

isn’t that essentially true of any technology that reduces the civilian casualties of a conflict?

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mexicocitinluezyesterday at 1:03 PM

Absolutely.

And that the people who stand to benefit the most from another war might want to filter/target that data in a way to make that more probable?

I mean, I know it's a stretch. Especially with how benevolent our current class of billionaires are. But just imagine a guy who thinks money is more important than anything else. I know... another stretch. lol.