US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide(bloomberg.com)
306 points by rbanffy 67 days ago | 495 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • ↑Secretive nature of cyber operations creates isolation that harms mental health of personnel
  • ↓Questions whether the suicide cluster is statistically meaningful versus baseline rates
  • •Speculates LLMs displacing cyber operators may cause existential crises
  • •Suggests administration policies targeting minorities/LGBTQ may be a contributing factor
  • ~Cynical view that those doing offensive cyber ops deserve psychological consequences