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by ryanmarsh 2732 days ago
Refusing to take military funding does not prevent war, or even make it significantly harder to prosecute such that there will be fewer wars. You cannot induce some sort safe stalemate by not accepting military funding. This no-military-funding meme prevalent in tech circles is virtue signaling writ large.

War happens when leaders choose to go to war. Technology does not directly lead to new wars.