I would prefer there to exist reasons to press the button other than destroying value.
I really liked Brigid Slipka’s comment that the ritual seems “appears to emphasize the precise opposite values that we honor in Petrov”, including an emphasis on deference to, rather than defiance of, in-group norms.
If there were a different officer than Petrov on that watch, and he called his superiors and announced there were missiles incoming, what would his motivations have been? I doubt they would have been “burn down the USA lol”, but instead trusting the system, following orders or social norms, or thinking the decision should be in the hands of someone higher up the command chain.
It feels disappointingly simplistic that the only reason to press the button is “burn down a website lol”.
I would prefer there to exist reasons to press the button other than destroying value.
I really liked Brigid Slipka’s comment that the ritual seems “appears to emphasize the precise opposite values that we honor in Petrov”, including an emphasis on deference to, rather than defiance of, in-group norms.
If there were a different officer than Petrov on that watch, and he called his superiors and announced there were missiles incoming, what would his motivations have been? I doubt they would have been “burn down the USA lol”, but instead trusting the system, following orders or social norms, or thinking the decision should be in the hands of someone higher up the command chain.
It feels disappointingly simplistic that the only reason to press the button is “burn down a website lol”.