channeling the most intense impression of SBF there: if only they were allowed to explain everything their reputation would remain unscratched
societies in turmoil find it easier to acquire both lunatics and explosives
i'd just want to notice it's much easier when you can just pick them up from field and melt them in a kettle
That's nine dead by now
there's another thing in american context specifically: generally keeping defense manufacturers in state is a popular decision among voters (both parties) because it brings DoD contracts (lots of money) and well paid both blue and white collar jobs. this in turn influences back procurement decisions (a bit) (hey, my state has a factory of this junk obsolete since it was on drawing board (like A10), can you put some money in it? closing that factory would lose me an election)
? that's raytheon, a large company with multiple state customers that delivers what it says in spec, not anduril
cobol devs in shambles
Ads are used to influence customers, right, but how many people on train station are about to buy a fighter jet or a tank? (Maybe it's a part of recruitment strategy) If they wanted to influence DoD or elected representatives then there are more direct options
Instead, remember that ads are paid for, and nobody needs to know how much, and that money probably is much less tightly controlled
that's just mlm for libertarians
you're overthinking it. yesterday an alleged draft text of ceasefire deal between israel and lebanon was doing rounds on twitter and telegram
admin of an instance can still police their own users on external communities, this happened before (once i think) with lw (ie lw admin removed post of lw user on ncd@sjw)
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yeah, that's exactly why facebook has no users and all ad surveillance companies went bankrupt after 2016