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Re:U.S. military to analyze 350B social media posts to under... by rjf72 on Saturday May 25, 2019 @11:46AM (#20009628)
Is your comment meant to be sarcastic? If not, can you elaborate on why - of all possible options for the department who's primary purview in practice (in contemporary times) is the destabilization and/or destruction of other nations, you think this would be the most probable explanation for a mass scale analysis of 350 billion social media posts?

If that message comes off abrasive it's only because I am genuinely confused, but would like to know where you're coming from. There's always a risk of us living in our little bubbles and so I make every effort to try to see things through the eyes of others, especially when I simply cannot otherwise empathize with their views on any level.

Re:U.S. military to analyze 350B social media posts to under... by itronitron on Saturday May 25, 2019 @03:26PM (#20010775)
I wasn't being sarcastic, they care a lot about situational awareness so have an interest in 'checking the weather' local to their operations, whatever those may be.