this post was submitted on 28 May 2024
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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thing I like about drones: one less life on the line.

Thing I hate about drones: the life being spared will almost always be the one more privileged.

No improvement in weaponry is better than peace.

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You can 3D print them dirt cheap.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"No improvement" is the important part

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I was referring to the privileged life saved. They don't have to be too privileged.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, you can't.

They require circuit boards, and motors. You can 3D print the blades which is literally the cheapest part, and could be made more cheaply with injection molding.

Oh and the bomb. Can't 3d print that

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Weapons of Mass Destruction :
“If you end up with half a million drones in a shipping container able to go out and kill roughly half a million people — that’s a WMD,” (...)

"Begun, the drone wars have."