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Anon romanticizes Night City (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Frankie Boyle: "Humans actually make very poor shields. That's why we invented... the shield."

[โ€“] m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Even if humans and shields were as effective, it's a lot easier to replace all your shields every battle than half your army. And shields are a lot more obedient than people going straight into harms way.