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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by bumby on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @04:33PM (#26256328)
Why do you think the current prioritization exists?

The cynic in me thinks it has to do with power projection and the economy.

The less cynical part of me wonders if it’s related to a cognitive bias that over-weights threats from rival “tribes” and the need to ensure stability

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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by smileysteve on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @04:56PM (#26256609)
Fear of terrorists sells better than fear of ice storms.

Especially for the states (and representatives) that the ice storm is 100 year. Dams fail, and when they fail, they don't affect the people that didn't want to live near a dam.

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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by bumby on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @05:18PM (#26256862)
So is it the “randomness” of terrorism that causes us to overweight the risk?

It seems like we’re just really bad at thinking clearly about low probability / high severity risks

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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by arwhatever on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @06:38PM (#26257716)
Bruce Schneider article claims people fear terrorism disproportionately to the risk because it is intentional and directed https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/01/the_comparati...
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by pishpash on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @07:19PM (#26258126)
Not only that, it is the whole point of terrorism, to trigger psychological bugs in humans relating to risk assessment.
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by arwhatever on Monday March 01, 2021 @02:38AM (#26300483)
*schneier
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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by vinger on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @06:00PM (#26257341)
The directness of terrorism causes us to overweight the risk.

The dam flooding isn't random, its an unfrequent event that will occur so it is something we should prepare for.

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Re:The U.S. Air Force just admitted the F-35 stealth fighter... by bumby on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @07:12PM (#26258063)
I’ve often wondered if it’s a similar incentive misalignment with executives and politicians that helps ignore these low frequency events.

CEOs are graded quarter-to-quarter and politicians every 2-4 years. Low probability events (plane crashes, infrastructure failures, etc.) may not ever happen during their tenure, incentivizing them to defund preparing for them to favor other programs, understanding full well they’re bound to occur

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