I completely lost respect for an intern when I found out he was going to a weapons company next.
this post was submitted on 22 Apr 2025
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Billionaires got no morals, why should I?
To be honest i think its one of these industries that should never be private. Why do we think it is a good idea to have people profit from war in such a direct way?
Because wherever there is a possibility to make massive amounts of money, those with power will push and push and push to be in control of it.
The education system functions to indoctrinate, privilege, and filter.
If there's one thing that I learned from grad school, it's that talented people will be made dependent and subservient to death and doom for money... But more importantly because that's the social system they've been funneled into. They don't see any alternatives.
Not all countries are the USA btw. Most countries use their defense budget to actually defend themselves from external very real threats.
Hahaha. Have you not noticed the empire struggling to maintain itself?
This is a sarcasm, you idiot fucks. Leave me alone.
Pretty sure most countries use their defense budgets to steal the shit out of the population.
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I worked in the analysis tool division of a company that built civilian and military jets when I was fresh out of engineering school.
I didn't feel too bad about it because I was making commercial aircraft quieter and more efficient with my work. Then, the Iraq war started up and they told me I had to work on the engine for the F22. I started looking for a new job that day.
Now I work in planetary defense and don't feel guilty about it...
I'm pretty sure "planetary defense" just means more imperial offense.
Technology under capitalism is a force for exploitation, violence, control, etc.
@[email protected] is right. I hunt and track asteroids. If I'm offending on behalf of an empire with this work, the empire is humanity and the offense is against chunks of rocks in space
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"planetary defense" usually means tracking and maybe deflecting asteroids that are likely to hit Earth.
Working for Social media companies or health insurance companies isn’t any better as far as destroying the world and mass murdering people by proxy
I haven't seen Lemmy destroy anything.
Idk, just one glimpse of the fediverse chick was enough to shatter my world.
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