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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 10 months ago

'If you're a top gamer, or a coder, your country needs you': The UK Defence Secretary wants gamers for, y'know, real-life warfare

www.pcgamer.com

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'If you're a top gamer, or a coder, your country needs you': The UK Defence Secretary wants gamers for, y'know, real-life warfare

www.pcgamer.com

alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 10 months ago
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I'm not quite sure how my Stardew Valley experience applies, but Sir yes Sir!
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    You all heard the man. Get off your asses and your lives of leisure to go fight and die for some random oil company!

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      Don’t forget the weapon manufacturers, they need a slice of the action as well!

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      You won’t die as a remote drone pilot. You don’t even need to leave an air conditioned room.

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        Oh, thank goodness. Just need to deal with the psychological trauma as I blow up names on the list and try to dissociate from the fact that these are people and I’ve become a mass murderer in the name of corporate profits. Hope they have good mental health coverage!

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          Just pretend they’re not really people. EZ!

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      Is the UK America now?

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        Not just any oil company! British Petroleum!

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        have you heard of the British empire? They are the OG America.

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          It’s all come round full circle 😄

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        Do it for Yorkshire Tea

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          … Spiffing Brit? 🤨

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