[caseyallen]

I think the answer is more boring than most people think.

- most of us have never had exposure to it first-hand

- most of us don't even know anyone that works in defense, so nothing second-hand either

- most of us had zero exposure to it anytime in our education

- seemingly very few technologists in the space are prolific bloggers or podcasters so glimpses into that world is not something we'd normally stumble across.

So it's like a reverse Bike Shed dynamic. It's hard to have rigorous conversation or opinions on something we have so little insights to.

"Why is Hacker News not interested in Ethiopian mating ceremonies?" might be a good comparison.