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0 pointsposix_me_less7y ago0 comments

> the argument that if you reduce the human cost of wars, you make wars more likely

Very good point! Drone attacks make the operators into drones themselves, detached from feeling the consequences of their actions.

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It's not clear that cost is even being reduced. PTSD rates in drone operators are roughly equivalent to those who fly manned combat missions [1].

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0 pointsposix_me_less7y ago0 comments

> the argument that if you reduce the human cost of wars, you make wars more likely

Very good point! Drone attacks make the operators into drones themselves, detached from feeling the consequences of their actions.

It's not clear that cost is even being reduced. PTSD rates in drone operators are roughly equivalent to those who fly manned combat missions [1].

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