S7E3 — Ukraine's Invisible Story: Is Digital War Real Violence?
The war in Ukraine has tanks in the streets, but don’t miss the invisible weapons—hackers from both sides are launching online attacks. Chris & Adam ask a really subtly perplexing question: is digital war violence?
Big Topics Include
This episode floats into all sorts of things:
The 31 year old digital marketer who has become the tech mastermind behind Ukraine’s digital offense and defense
Some of the history of the world being very slow to recognize online attacks as “real attacks”
What is hacking really anyway? Like, what do they actually DO?
What does scripture and church theology say about the rights and wrongs of war? Just war theory? Christian Pacifism?
How do we apply these Christian ethics from other eras to today’s digital warfare?
Mykhailo Fedorov (meh KY lo FED-er-of)
Did we pronounce his name right? Questionable. We tried hard.
Links to Learn More
Wired Magazine: Ukraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory
Jacques Elull Violence: Reflections from a Christian Perspective (1969)
Foreign Affairs: Digital Disorder issue
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