When a former drone pilot for the United States Airforce was asked to describe his experience of directing lethal strikes on selected targets over distances of many thousands of kilometres, he said: Ever step on ants and never give it another thought? That’s what you are made to think of the targets – as just black blobs on a screen. You start to do these psychological gymnastics to make it easier to do what you have to do… You had to kill part of your conscience to keep doing your job every day…

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乱象的伦理

当一名前美国空军的无人机飞行员被要求描述他在数千公里的距离上对选定目标进行致命打击的经历时，他说：曾经踩过蚂蚁，却再也没有想过吗？这就是让您想到目标的原因–就像屏幕上的黑色斑点一样。您开始做这些心理体操，以便更轻松地做自己必须做的事情……您必须杀死一部分良心，才能继续每天做工作……