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[deleted] t1_j5zq3zv wrote

Hmm wonder “if” the FAA was one of these federal targets. Edit: maybe that one employee who accidentally replaced one file that conveniently disrupted the entire nation’s air traffic for hours was a target? Maybe?

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Glittering-Jello-935 t1_j627t9g wrote

Hanlon's Razor

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[deleted] t1_j62iv7f wrote

I don’t think this case is adequately explained by stupidity …. Could you elaborate as to why that is more rational than a cyber attack? Especially given the geopolitical climate and the multiple warnings about cyber attacks in the near future?

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Glittering-Jello-935 t1_j63v7uq wrote

Because causing annoyances in US civilian air travel doesn't affect the military all that much

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[deleted] t1_j63w75e wrote

Oh. Ok. I’ll see myself out. I was trying to be logical but, yeah. Ok.

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Glittering-Jello-935 t1_j645gtj wrote

Yeah, made a wild guess and called it logic

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[deleted] t1_j6480ie wrote

I mean if even snopes won’t rule it out then I wouldn’t call it “wild” brah https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/01/11/cyberattack-faa-system-outage/

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Glittering-Jello-935 t1_j64b9pq wrote

"There's no evidence for it but..." seems to be the constant statements in that piece, so wild guess pretty well fits

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[deleted] t1_j64lrbu wrote

You know, to zoom out and give some perspective on my position, I really really hope you’re right and neither of our opinions matter :(

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foxx1337 t1_j62z35e wrote

... is a logical fallacy with possibly dire consequences.

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