It is a bit reductionist, but so is "don't harm infrastructure". Infrastructure can be harmful, just like anything else.
And in the end most criticisms about consequentialism are either about how to retroactively declare something moral or immoral (which is irrelevant for deciding the best path now without future knowledge) or are qualms with one particular way of weighing harm vs benefit. I'm perfectly fine with considering third order effects in the calculation, and an action that saves a life but errodes society is not necessarily "good" since the ultimate harm may outweigh the benefit. In fact it's this very kind of reasoning about higher-order-effects that would lead you to the conclusion that sabotage could be justified in some cases
Fair enough but it's not as uncommon as you might think and a lot of people are fine with it as long as consent is required, a bit like open banking. There are quite a few apps in the UK that leverage exactly that, here's one example: https://www.patientaccess.com/
This open letter, addressed to European political leaders, builds upon an earlier article, ["European Accelerationism"](https://www.santiago-martins.com/european-accelerationism-eu...), which garnered positive feedback from both entrepreneurial and political stakeholders, and was notably mentioned in FT Alphaville and Marginal Revolution. Additionally, this petition aligns with the spirit of blog-driven policy making, which has seen recent successes, as detailed in an article from The Economist: [How to Change the Policy of the British Government](https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/11/30/how-to-change-t...).
Given the recent European elections, these proposals are particularly pertinent as they offer a timely opportunity to shape policy agendas that can drive significant and meaningful progress across the continent. These proposals are selected based on their robust evidence base, their capacity to garner cross-ideological support, their foundation on successful precedents, and the existing political momentum behind them.
> Second, we reveal the “Where’s Daddy?” system, which tracked these targets and signaled to the army when they entered their family homes.
This sounds immoral at first, but if proportionality is taken into consideration, the long term effects of this might be positive, ie fewer deaths long term due to the elimination of Hamas staff. The devil is in the details however, as there is clearly a point beyond which this becomes unacceptable. Sadly collective punishment is unavoidable in war, and one could argue that between future Israeli victims and current Palestinian ones, the IDF has a moral obligation to choose the latter.
> Fourth, we explain how the army loosened the permitted number of civilians who could be killed during the bombing of a target.
This article below states the civilian to militant death ratio in Gaza is 1:1, and for comparison the usual figure in modern war is 9:1, such as during the Battle of Mosul against ISIS. They may still be within the realm of moral action here, but the fog of war makes it very difficult to assess.
I’m unsure why the UN + Arab Nations don’t take control of the situation, get rid of Hamas, provide peacekeeping, integrate Palestine into Israel, and enforce property rights. All this bloodshed is revolting.
> I’m unsure why the UN + Arab Nations don’t take control of the situation, get rid of Hamas
Why? They don't care. They are mostly dictatorships, and it seems to me that it's good for the dictators if the conflict continues, so they can use Israel as something external to try to keep the people angry at (lower risk for revolution).
It's just very well regulated and you fall on the very comfortable safety net of 12 months of unemployment benefits (a bit more than 60% of your salary).
The average Joe will have a much better time being fired in Germany than in countries like the US or Switzerland
There are big tech companies in the UK and they've done layoffs just like in the US. Plenty of companies still hiring though and overall tech workforce is much higher than pre-pandemic.
