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Not that I particularly liked GP’s comment, but this I take issue with. You’ve always got a choice to not join a company, and you’ve got a choice to start your career deciding not to work in particular areas. I’ve always been clear with myself that I’d never work in defence for example.

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Candidly, how do you review this prior of yours against the realities brought forward by the war in Ukraine?

The same as I did with the realities of Afghanistan, or Iraq, or Syria, or any of the other wars that have happened since I’ve been professionally developing software. War is a reality, but it’s also something I can choose to not engage in. It’s down to you to pick the things you feel are important to you, and if that’s (for example) gambling instead of defence then you do you.

Makes sense. Thanks for answering.

You have a choice if you have a choice. Choice is a luxury.

It’s not like you’re in leg irons chained to your desk and being whipped unless working code appears. I disagree with your blanket statement.

Then you don’t live in the real world. I’m not turning down a job in an industry that’s just as silly as any other and provides me a livelihood that gets ever harder.

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