Think Matrix. . .
If you could wear a helmet that put you into a blissful simulation, while affluent overlords used your body for labor, pumped in nutrients, managed your reproductive needs, and killed you when everything started falling apart, would you do it?
This question reminds me of the time someone in my engineering design class group asked the question “if you were hired to work at Lockheed Martin for a VERY good wage, would you take it?” and I was the only one out of the five of us that said no.
Everyone has a price. If your price is the love of your life and an eternity to live with her, where everything you want is procured – would you work at Lockheed Martin if they could provide that?
I would. I’d just make sure to sabotage them as much as I could without them taking this away from me.
the price here is both the shattering of your moral compass and the lives of whoever is on the receiving end of the weapons you help create. it is never worth it
No. I already have that in reality tho I guess. In a “what about” world where this is true, I would not work for Lockheed Martin. This comment makes me a little sad cuz I can tell it’s a little personal and you said “her” … pretty specific dude! Don’t work at LM for some pussy man we’re all better than that!