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Re: YC's Biggest Scandals

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Post by vscode-rest » Tue, May 12, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC

bigyabai wrote: post #94

vscode-rest wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would you rather everyone except NATO had these capabilities?

I'm saying it is a slippery slope. Look at General Atomics, whose employees are accomplices to war crimes. "My drones are only for killing terrorists" is always the rose-tinted glasses used to frame murder. The pushback is 100% expected.

you’re referring to this? https://wilpfus.org/merchants-of-death-war-crimes-tribunal-a...

Re: YC's Biggest Scandals

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Post by fragmede » Tue, May 12, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC

ianm218 wrote: post #24

jnovek wrote: post #16

As an alum from the ancient days I take issue with many of the companies that YC funds these days. Flock? 9 Mothers? This shit is dystopian and I hate that I’m somehow even tangentially associated with it.

9 mothers appears to do defense from drones which seems completely ethical. What is dystopian about that?

What is dystopian about needing drone defense? It's defense and not making attack drones, but personally, needing to have nets everywhere to protect against drone attacks is dystopian.

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