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Re:F-35 is a masterpiece built for the wrong war by red-iron-pine on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @08:58AM (#47848151)
you can just say "capitalism did this" -- no need to pussyfoot around it mate

most of HN will downvote you for it

Re:F-35 is a masterpiece built for the wrong war by datsci_est_2015 on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @11:36AM (#47850335)
I was trying to draw more of a connection to rent-seeking behavior, which is I guess one of the failure modes of “free market” capitalism.