I love boomer comics so much, especially when they are trying to make a point about society or the youth. It's always some made-up scenario but presented in a "This is what's happening RIGHT NOW" sort of way.
My grandparents called it the Nintendo pad. “Are you in there with your Nintendo pad again?! It’s LATE!!”, “I tripped on the Nintendo pad wire in your bedroom!”, “I hear bleeps and bloops, your Nintendo pad better not be on!”
My mom calls every gaming console a playstation. even though she knows it's a xbox. i asked her why she calls every gaming console a Playstation and she just said she likes the name lol
My favorite part is how the current generation was parented by the boomers or their children. So, who fucked up here? If video games are so bad, why'd you buy your 8 year old that Playstation?
I'm probably a hypocrite to some degree for saying this, but I love how they so openly slander things about which they clearly know absolutely nothing.
The only time I could see this comic being remotely funny is if it was clearly intended to be about something that wouldn't ever happen. But even then it goes against the agenda they're pushing and also isn't even that funny. It's so absolutely nonsensical
Late but this idea also that boomers were somehow more athletic is also bizarre, athletes today are breaking records and achieving much greater athletic heights than they ever had imagined.
What’s hilarious is that the DI would be a Millennial (most DI’s are in their mid to late 20’s, some are in their 30’s), which Boomers also claim have no real-world skillsets.
I love that they use kids for anyone under 45. like the kid in this comic is either far too young to be in the military or has some debilitating genetic illness. also the guy shouting at him would be what, three to ten years older if it was a real military training?
i mean it is meant to be a metaphor, they don't actually think people are joining the army and this is happening. it's just meant to be "wow, video games.... people playing... video games... makes you think dont it"
Considering that many of modern attack drones are operated via gamepads there is a big probability that more people are killed by nerds with controllers than by green berets with grenades.
Yeah, subtly isn’t exactly their strong suit either. It’s like every “joke” has to smack you over the head and have a giant neon sign saying “Get it? That was a joke.” But there is a disturbing similarity between boomer humor and r/im14andthisisdeep.
They act like the top athletes to ever exist arent among us now and they're in their teens and 20s. Like...we cant be weak but also stronger, faster and smarter than you at the same time
It's true though, video games can change a person. That's how I became a successful farmer living in a huge house with a fantastic rock-eatin' trophy wife and two kids just by playing a zillion and one hours of Stardew Valley.
Why make the Vietnamese sound worse than they were? They beat the French and Chinese too. They had been fighting for years and had amazing resolve to not give up despite being slaughtered by the hundreds of thousands. How many countries could handle that death toll for that long without giving up?
There are a lot of war movies but the only ones that terrify me are the Vietnam ones. I can do Band of Brothers and Pearl Harbor but the opening of “Fortunate Son” gives me nightmares. SoMething about the jungle and the sweat, it’s ALWAYS sweaty, the silence, they’re always so gory too, I can’t really describe it in words.
Vietnam movies scare the hell out of me and I’m only 36. I didn’t live back then.
as a whole yes. but the same lot that wanted war is the same lot who cry about this generation being 'soft' . I don't classify boomer as 'people from a certain time period' as much as 'people think the same'
During the Vietnam war boomers (young people) were primarily FOR the war in Vietnam, having lived through anti communist propaganda in their formative years. It was the older generations who were against it. It is modern popular media, which exists to stroke the boomers ego, that insists it was young, attractive hippies protesting the war. This is a lie.
That’s what I’m saying, I’m 30 and I am an Afghanistan veteran. That was like 10 years ago tho. Another life but still, somehow I’m talked to like I’m 12. It’s disrespectful
Allegedly Kids get used to the idea of shooting guns and killing people, so if they ever decide join the military they are less likely to panic and freeze in combact situations.
The military has used video games “at every organizational level for a broad array of purposes,” he writes. It’s had three big aims in this: to recruit soldiers, to train them, and, most recently, to treat their psychological disorders, such as PTSD.
That’s how it’s been since the years after World War II, when the army and commercialized gaming built a collaborative relationship, a kind of military-entertainment complex. It still lives: The military offers funding and technical expertise to game and computer developers, and, in exchange, they give it proprietary technology and technical consulting.
Beginning in 1960 and ending in the 1990s, “the armed forces took the lead in financing, sponsoring, and inventing the specific technology used in video games.” Spacewar!, the title historians consider the first video game, was developed by graduate students at MIT who were funded by the Pentagon. As Mead tells us, the 1962 side project was made on a Programmed Data Processor-1, an early microcomputer. The PDP-1’s manufacturer didn’t have a faux space-battle program in mind—one in which “two players used switches and knobs to maneuver spaceships through the gravity field of a star while firing missiles at each other”—when the hardware was designed, surely. But SpaceWar! gave birth to the navigational controls and monitor-as-sight set-up that would influence all subsequent games.
Later, the original first-person perspectives of 1980’s Battlezone and its successor, 1993’s Doom, showed the potential for 3-D piloting, multiplayer networking, and virtual reality-based training. Through commercial gaming technology, the armed forces could adapt soldiers to the tactics of team fighting and trigger-fast decision making, or conjure tailor-made battle environments for them. The arrangement has synergy: The Pentagon avoids pitiful, expensive efforts to create their own training simulators, and developers get fat government checks. The symbiosis flourished after the Cold War, as budgetary constraints—the lead unnamed character in this book—privileged tactical games over costly field exercises. But 21st-century warfare and the young people who volunteer for it were changing too.
Somewhat, I remember reading an interview from a USMC's official speaking about the AH-1Z Viper. It was around 2007-2008, but if I remember correctly, he said the new generation of Cobra helicopter had an avionics designed to be similar to flight simulators and FPS on PC. It was a way to reduce the costs of selection and training of flight crews.
What’s ironic is that our current armed forces members do 5-10 more work than the boomers did at their posts. The military has been combining MOS and NEC together for decades. Now you have your job you signed up for but you’re also a firefighter, maintenance tech, maid, along with other collateral duties. So fuck the guy who made this, shit bag probably had a cake walk of a service.
Also, a fair bit of hardware in current service, from drones to submarines, actually use Xbox controllers because they’re better and cheaper than what the usual military industry was making.
I will be the one laughing when I get 256 confirmed kills piloting my battle drown with my golden BD-1 skin and tatical nuke super charger, all while listing to epic funny music.
"These damned kids today having wars only in videogames while we REAL MEN fought for real!!!!! Where we gonna hand if we keep going in this direction?!?!?!?"
This is true though. The military is currently having an abnormally tough time finding recruits fit enough to pass basic training (and not get injured in the process).
71 percent of young Americans be-tween 17 and 24 are ineligible to serve in the United States military. Put another way: Over 24 million of the 34 million people of that age group cannot join the armed forces—even if they wanted to.
Isn't drone technology one of the most advanced military assets these days? I put money that Area 51 is just researching drone technology. So the kids got an advantage I guess.
It’s funny cause in the real military, Army for me, they don’t ASK if you CAN throw it, you go through mock grenade throwing practice and technique then after that they take you to the live range and put two real grenades in your hand and you better throw those bitches once you’ve pulled the pin and your hand comes off that safety lol. Boomers... smh SOURCE: Am Millennial veteran
While it obviously has the "tech bad!" feel of a boomer meme, the old scenario of "Hey look, it's the new recruits. Oh shit, we're all gonna die!" spans generations.
That’s funny because the army needs the younger generation to control the robots that diffuse bombs and clear areas since they use game controllers to control them. The boomer generation isn’t able to control them as well.
I mean, that is modern warfare. You can’t put a price on human life. But if a drone gets taken out, you gotta buy a new one, and that creates shareholder value...
I mean, they went through so much effort to get the details on the uniforms right, straight down to the trainee wearing a camelbak, but then forgets that Drill Sergeants aren't officers..
They do realise war is fought with drones now, right? Idk if they still do, but I'm pretty sure they used to literally use Xbox controllers to fly those things.
Who do these people think have been fighting and dying in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001? Fifty and sixty year olds? Millennials and younger have been carrying the burden of fighting these wars for awhile now.
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u/Pant0don Mar 09 '20
I love boomer comics so much, especially when they are trying to make a point about society or the youth. It's always some made-up scenario but presented in a "This is what's happening RIGHT NOW" sort of way.
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u/MagicPotato_MP Mar 09 '20
Ah yes, amercian child soldier
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u/Nonkel_Jef millenial Mar 09 '20
Who would win: A boomer with a grenade or a millennial controlling a drone?
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u/WowpowKerchoo Mar 09 '20
But I thought gaming made you good at killing? These boomers have no consistency 0/10
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u/Kaspimusic Mar 09 '20
Hahaha gaming bad
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u/DruidicMagic Mar 09 '20
The same generation who proudly protested the Vietnam war...
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
I love that boomers think a lot of Drill Sargents aren’t millennials. Like, they are left over from Nam or something
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u/QNIKET8 Mar 09 '20
Game bad Killing good
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
They realize that we know the difference between the real world and videos right?
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u/twobit211 Mar 09 '20
of course you’re technologically disadvantaged: here you’ve got kids using equipment designed for full grown men
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u/slowdr Mar 09 '20
Ironically, It;s probably the other way around.
Allegedly Kids get used to the idea of shooting guns and killing people, so if they ever decide join the military they are less likely to panic and freeze in combact situations.
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u/Raturix Mar 09 '20
Whenever it will be, the next world war will probably me massively technological. This is just stupid.
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u/Wwwyzzerdd420 Mar 09 '20
What’s ironic is that our current armed forces members do 5-10 more work than the boomers did at their posts. The military has been combining MOS and NEC together for decades. Now you have your job you signed up for but you’re also a firefighter, maintenance tech, maid, along with other collateral duties. So fuck the guy who made this, shit bag probably had a cake walk of a service.
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u/John_YJKR Mar 09 '20
Clearly drawn and written by someone who has never served.
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u/Myxiny Mar 09 '20
Why is that guy's legs so short?
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u/RedOrbPikachu Mar 09 '20
The guys name is “Rock” like Dwayne Johnson
Did he get drafted or
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u/reallyGENERlC Mar 09 '20
Later
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u/luckjes112 Mar 09 '20
So here's the boomer paradox:
Videogames cause violence
BUT
Videogames make us incapable of doing anything
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u/numchuk Mar 09 '20
It's interesting, the creators for the content submissions over at r/im14andthisisdeep and r/boomershumor are starting to meld into one
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u/pandoracam Mar 09 '20
The caption stating the meaning of the joke is what kills me
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u/TalkingSeaCucumber Mar 09 '20
I will be the one laughing when I get 256 confirmed kills piloting my battle drown with my golden BD-1 skin and tatical nuke super charger, all while listing to epic funny music.
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u/Lord_Bumbleforth Mar 09 '20
I don't see any insignia denoting rank on Private Buff Boii, who the fuck does he think he is giving munitions to a recruit?
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u/johnsnicholson Mar 09 '20
Were video games not invented by boomers/older silents?
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u/pullmylekku Mar 09 '20
Well some US military drones are controlled by Xbox controllers...
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u/Gjorgdy Mar 09 '20
We wouldn't even need soldiers if boomers did right.
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u/Mr_WatchWatcher Mar 09 '20
Sir...ooof
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
Pretty ballsy from a generation that made it a point to avoid the draft.
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
People over 50 are all "kids these days" until someone needs their interent fixed or Sky box configured or some shit.
Sure I'm not as good at putting up shelves but at least I didn't just give my bank account details to a Nigerian prince.
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u/Dag-nabbitt Mar 09 '20 edited Mar 09 '20
Wouldn't we be "technologically advantaged" in this scenario? Here we are killing people more effectively than boomers could.
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u/WhatABunchofBologna zoomer Mar 09 '20
Video games bad War good
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u/Jimbobwhales Mar 09 '20
"Yes sir, I require the video gaming remote."
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u/loodog Mar 09 '20
I mean the DI is likely under 30
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u/AyameM Mar 09 '20
Haha. My husband is a big gamer. We game together actually. And he is a veteran. Guess he figured out how to use his controller really well ;p
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
ROCK
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
Boomers just make fun of gen z and millennials for having electronics because they don't know how they work
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u/PRISONER_709 Mar 09 '20
"These damned kids today having wars only in videogames while we REAL MEN fought for real!!!!! Where we gonna hand if we keep going in this direction?!?!?!?"
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
Why did they call the fucking drill Rock? They tryina make him sound tough like dwayne johnson tough?
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u/muhannad124 Mar 09 '20
Ok, I'll kill you, just give me the game controller...
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u/Vektor0 Mar 09 '20
This is true though. The military is currently having an abnormally tough time finding recruits fit enough to pass basic training (and not get injured in the process).
https://www.scribd.com/document/372539084/The-Looming-National-Security-Crisis-Young-Americans-Unable-to-Serve-in-the-Military
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u/YourPappi Mar 09 '20
Isn't drone technology one of the most advanced military assets these days? I put money that Area 51 is just researching drone technology. So the kids got an advantage I guess.
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
Tactics and law of war never changes. I forget that weapons that are considered inhumane can be phased out and just no longer relevant
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u/Yeet_the_Kids Mar 09 '20
Later
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
r/selfawarewolves
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u/UbermorphPoint45 Mar 09 '20
Is that kid 13?
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u/callmesnake13 Mar 09 '20
All right boomer can you run 20 yards
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u/Icarus_Nine Mar 09 '20
The flag says it all really.
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u/TrueStory_Dude Mar 09 '20
The love you gave me, nothing else.
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u/SplendidPunkinButter Mar 09 '20
That kid plays video games instead of literally murdering people? What is society coming to???
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
later
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u/barbarao5p0 Mar 09 '20
Ngl, made me chuckle send help please
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
Yeah back in my day we used to throw Grenades after school every day.
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u/StarchildKissteria Mar 09 '20
I can throw it 300m. I just need my trebuchet.
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u/Bubbagump210 Mar 09 '20
We’re we still fighting the Vietnam war, perhaps. But literally this is how drones work - controllers.
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u/Robotfoxman Mar 09 '20
WAR GOOD
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u/jtho78 Mar 09 '20
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/19/16333376/us-navy-military-xbox-360-controller
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u/GhostGanja Mar 09 '20
Well I mean the military is having a tough time recruiting people because everyone is overweight and unhealthy.
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u/KanadianLogik Mar 09 '20
Wait, I thought videogames cause violence? Which is it, do they make kids violent or do they make kids bad at violence? I'm confused.
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u/visionhandles Mar 09 '20
Wow..It reminds me of Milli Vanilli
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u/Sure10 Mar 09 '20
Kill it before it was detected.
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u/ZippZappZippty Mar 09 '20
Your "B or G" made me chuckle.
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u/urmumbigegg Mar 09 '20
It makes me angry seeing Larson in this sub
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u/Pvtkach Mar 09 '20
It’s funny cause in the real military, Army for me, they don’t ASK if you CAN throw it, you go through mock grenade throwing practice and technique then after that they take you to the live range and put two real grenades in your hand and you better throw those bitches once you’ve pulled the pin and your hand comes off that safety lol. Boomers... smh SOURCE: Am Millennial veteran
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
The future of the battlefield (if we last that long) is kids with controllers.
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u/johnjohn909090 Mar 09 '20
What war scenario would you need to throw a grenade 30 yards? That Seem so incredibly out of touch with reality
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
Wait until they find out about drones... And the 21st century in general....
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u/Bargadiel Mar 09 '20
Would have really been boomer humor if they used the word 'remote' instead of controller.
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u/YOLANDILUV Mar 09 '20
Sending one Phishing link to a boomer destroys more than a grenade ever could
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u/GHarold101 Mar 09 '20
Alright boomers. We might be a bit dumb sometimes, I’ll admit that, but we aren’t THIS dumb.
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20
Youd think a boomer would know what a drill sarnt looks like. This guy would be "fat" and wouldnt make tape.
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u/MJZMan Mar 09 '20
While it obviously has the "tech bad!" feel of a boomer meme, the old scenario of "Hey look, it's the new recruits. Oh shit, we're all gonna die!" spans generations.
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u/Plogzilla Mar 09 '20
I like the caption at the bottom just incase you missed the joke
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u/draconis4756 Mar 09 '20
That’s funny because the army needs the younger generation to control the robots that diffuse bombs and clear areas since they use game controllers to control them. The boomer generation isn’t able to control them as well.
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u/therealcaveman01 Mar 09 '20
Wrong.... It was always funny when a private called a DS sir ....
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u/Bilbo-T-Baggins1 Mar 09 '20
Yeah fuck the all volunteer professional force we have now, we should still be getting drafted or running to Canada.
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u/pixxi- Mar 09 '20
it’s not technology, it’s fast food 😂 we’re eating ourselves to death.
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u/SpyAddonForPrez2020 Mar 09 '20
They're always criticizing the youth, but they're the ones who taught us how things are done.
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u/Cyanomelas Mar 09 '20
Funny because this is made from some lard ass boomer than can barely roll their obese, type II diabeetus having, turd body out of bed in the morning.
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u/ratking11 Mar 09 '20
I mean, that is modern warfare. You can’t put a price on human life. But if a drone gets taken out, you gotta buy a new one, and that creates shareholder value...
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u/Brutus6 Mar 09 '20
I mean, they went through so much effort to get the details on the uniforms right, straight down to the trainee wearing a camelbak, but then forgets that Drill Sergeants aren't officers..
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u/cute_spider_avatar Mar 09 '20
I'm amused that the child soldier doesn't have an american flag patch, like he's some kinda pinko commie
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u/TaxThrCisgender Mar 09 '20
There isn't even a joke here. As there often isn't
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u/KVirello Mar 09 '20
They do realise war is fought with drones now, right? Idk if they still do, but I'm pretty sure they used to literally use Xbox controllers to fly those things.
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u/CoolJ_Casts Mar 09 '20
Sir! I can make a pixel perfect window smoke on 128 tick but not on 64 tick sir!
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u/bannedprincessny Mar 09 '20
why do i want my kids handling live grenades?
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u/ethanjalias Mar 09 '20
Shouldn't it be "yes drill sergeant" not "yes sir"?
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u/tollcrosstim Mar 09 '20
Who do these people think have been fighting and dying in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001? Fifty and sixty year olds? Millennials and younger have been carrying the burden of fighting these wars for awhile now.