Otoh the superficial social justice warrior types self-disqualify so you don't have to put up with their politics. There are some reasonable objections - say if your job was to make a chemical weapon more deadly - but lots of good military tech that keeps people safer. If someone wants to paint it all with the same brush and manipulate people into clicking ads or algorithmically denying insurance or whatever other tech thing instead, I'd be happy not to work with then.

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What are the most morally acceptable industries on offer that we should use our skills for instead?

Mass data collection, recommender systems, social networks and AI models built on "fair use" of everyone's hard work of course.

They're all such noble pursuits, so much better than defense! Just look at how much they've done for the world.

Anything that doesn’t involve killing humans and destroying the environment?

I was hoping for a few specific examples. You might be able to find something with more abstractions between yourself and the killing and destruction, but if there are any 'pure' industries out there, there certainly won't be enough jobs for all of us.

As Tolkien said, "Those who do not have swords can still die by them."

(Quoted from memory, may not be word for word.)

Yeah I don’t think we should be making global policy based on what the hobbit guy says.

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Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh, your opinion, man. And not a very intelligent one. Ask Ukraine.

It is my opinion as I have a functional moral framework and the ability to think for myself instead of blindly digesting government propaganda.

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