r/interestingasfuck • u/Red_Lotus_Alchemist • 2d ago

/r/all A Chinese earthquake rescue team deployed drones to light up the night and aid search and rescue operations after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar.

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u/lizzieassist 2d ago

It's so good that technology is advancing and helping people

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u/notarobat 2d ago

Especially drones. I'm so tired of seeing some helpless Ukrainian or Russian soul spend his last moments on earth looking at a faceless machine that's being controlled remotely with a god damn playstation controller. Even worse was those aid workers last year who were chased miles, under constant drone attacks, only to perish under something that was likely being ordered by poorly trained AI software. 

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u/official_binchicken 2d ago

Drones are better than missiles.

Less collateral. Downside is we get more personal and more emotive footage. The plus is it wakes us up to the horrors of this stupid violence.

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u/AnOopsieDaisy 2d ago

Less collateral? The Shaheds and other automated suicide-drones are just as indiscriminate to innocents as missiles are.

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u/official_binchicken 2d ago

I'm talking about the ones that drop grenades on dudes in holes

The drones you mention carry missiles.