Microsoft has long made a fortune off of being directly involved in weapons development. They're not just selling software to engineers. They are designing and supporting systems that are literally in weapons platforms.
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I think the objection is to the conflation of all the communities on Twitter with white supremacist SF/SV culture. But anyways, don't mean to shove words in Erica's mouth :)
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I mean I am aiming to be calling out SF/SV/startup culture and its sequelae specifically here, and not those other communities.
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Ah, that would... certainly explain the talking past each other. Sorry!
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Since I'm not subtweeting anyone in this thread, I'll be a bit clearer: I am deeply frustrated with reporting on this that does not, for instance, put the past 15 years of contracts into context, having the effect of distorting scope, impact, and burden.
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