Comment on A dozen Google employees quit over military drone projectparentComments−posix_me_less8ythe argument that if you reduce the human cost of wars, you make wars more likelyVery good point! Drone attacks make the operators into drones themselves, detached from feeling the consequences of their actions.−facetube8yIt'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].https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/23/us/drone-pilots-found-to-...
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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].
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/23/us/drone-pilots-found-to-...