OH "The next American civil war will be fought inside Fortnite, so it won't be that bad."
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If we avoid an actual civil war, it may well be because most military age US males can't run a mile and then shoot an AR accurately. Or have drug or criminal problems that bar them from service. Plus, there's a new Netflix special on. This is fine.https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/19/pentagon-buildup-troop-recruiting-shortage-351365 …
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It's all great until the barbarian Huns show up. And then you've got to either pay them off, or find other barbarians to defend yourself with, and then it all falls apart when they realize there's nothing keeping them from just taking what they like.
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Pretty dumb of the Huns to bring guns to a dronefight
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Yes, that's the bet of the West. Whether against foreign enemies, or domestic ones, they just hope that the same automation that creates economic turmoil at home and abroad neatly solves the problem by making wars and law enforcement cost only money, rather than political will.
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The bet is also that conquering and occupying territory, which made some sense in the twentieth century when wealth was correlated with geography, has been shown to be consistently not worth the cost any more. What exactly are the Huns going to take if they show up in Palo Alto?
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Google will build whatever search engine the Chinese want, if they're the ones doing the invading. For starters. They're already doing that and the bullets aren't even flying.
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That is ludicrous on so many levels I hardly know where to start. Will there be Chinese overseers walking the halls with guns, ensuring that the engineers don't write buggy code? On what planet does this make more sense than writing their own search engine?
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You're the ones who put barbarians in Palo Alto, not me.
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Antonio García MartínezVerified account @antoniogmReplying to @mimsIt's all great until the barbarian Huns show up. And then you've got to either pay them off, or find other barbarians to defend yourself with, and then it all falls apart when they realize there's nothing keeping them from just taking what they like.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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