I don’t know why you’re getting so aggressively downvoted. You aren’t wrong at all. This is a term that has not seen such aggressive and widespread use until this administration.

It is so clearly being used to a much greater and more deliberate degree during this administration. Pretending otherwise is foolish

It really isn't—it's all perception. Hegseth has a much more outgoing and public persona so it's more visible.

Heck, can you even name the last 5 Secretaries that preceded him? I can't.

The last one that was this widely known was probably Rumsfeld (Bush II) or Robert Gates during Obama I (bin Laden raid).

The new term Hegseth is boosting is "warrior", not "warfighter".

The only surprise is how quickly it all happened!

This sums up a lot of what I've been feeling lately. I've had a hard time getting excited about the AI long game, unlike a lot of my peers. I think being out of the industry for a few years (sold my startup a while back), and spending less time in that privileged tech bubble has made me far more aware of and concerned about average people and the future of non-tech hubs around the country/world. While I get value out of AI tools today, I see a lot more downsides in the immediate future for everyone that isn't directly working on this technology with skin in the game. Especially when our society doesn't seem even remotely ready for the big changes coming.

Yep, and watching many of my peers in tech get red pilled and vote for this administration, or even be active participants in it, has been very hard to stomach. Financial penalties might be the only thing that gets them to realize the error of their ways

We all know that the next guy is likely going to be much worse, and if it's not the next guy it will be the one afterwards. This shithole of country has a brutally bad track record of dealing with their own problems in a reasonable fashion

I think it's also a uniquely American thing. We are so defined by our work and our careers here. It's kind of sad, in my opinion, but that's the reality.

Yea I've noticed this is the singular difference between those that enjoy early retirement and are successful doing it and those that aren't. Many ambitious people end up wrapping their entire identity up with work and feel completely lost with that gone. It's why so many successful founders throw themselves into new startups right after an exit, despite having way more than enough to retire. Personally, I've taken some time off since selling my startup and I've been so busy learning new things and building new hobbies that I can't imagine going back! Maybe I will one day, but it will likely involve something I've learned from during this time

And all these data centers they want to build around the country. When consumers can’t get devices they want maybe they’ll fight even harder against these data centers being built in their back yard. He’s not making any fans with this move that’s for sure

Yep, heard so many no’s while building my startup. They mean nothing to me now because I got a few yes’s when it mattered.

They absolutely do not. It took getting out of tech a few years to realize how hilariously out of touch we can be in this industry