I got a tip yesterday from an anonymous US army officer that the US government was about to break new ground in authoritarian dumbassery. The officer had logged into his work computer in the mornin…
  • BlueMonday1984@awful.systemsEnglish
    8·
    3 days ago

    But this is the military, so it’s not like details matter or lives are on the line if you’re out in the field and get a sheet of instructions that are completely detached from reality.

    Its not like the damage to morale this will near-certainly cause will have some knock-on effects, either.

    EDIT: “Soldier dissatisfaction” didn’t accurately describe what this plan will do - changed it to “damage to morale”.

    • YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systemsEnglish
      4·
      10 hours ago

      The new “Radio didn’t work and I never heard the order to shovel forty tons of shit, sir” is going to involve some suspiciously direct damage to Corporal Chatbot’s output devices.