@BenRossTransit i guess i disagree. we all interact with people, but i’ve been struck by how prominent an ethos of “we may be vulnerable but we will never again be victims, and to never again be victims we will do anything and everything” has been in my interactions. israel’s weird 1000 for 1 prisoner exchange you can argue was accepting a perception of weakness to save one life, and in that sense would be anomalous, but i don’t think it expresses a virtue or overwhelms the broader trend.