[koube]

The F-35 comment seems especially relevant as (for some reason) negative F-35 posts show up on hacker news all. of. the. time[0]. I don't get why negativity on this plane is such a hot topic here, it's like the lab leak theory of military planes.

On at that note why is this post here? Is there a theme to hacker news anymore?

[0]: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

[relaxing]

The narrative is pushed in part by Boeing PR and lobbying, who would prefer the world buy the upgraded F-15EX instead. BAE/Daussalt/Saab also stand to benefit.

[rokkitmensch]

Armaments for the last war. I have no idea why anyone thinks the expensive-pilot-in-expensive-platform is going to survive the drone swarm paradigm shift.

[wumeow]

Anti-Americanism is cool and intellectual-coded. F35 hysterics is just an instance of that.