general

because for a while some merchant ships had really pitiful armaments

but now Merchant marines are more common

so that kind of stopped

African-on-African piracy still happens I guess

but that shouldn't count

Pirates also can't do as much as they use to nations because now we have fast responding aircraft

the modern pirate strategy is actually very nuanced

what Karp?

no we don't

we have to brainwash all subjects into believing that piracy has not taken place

Well then because our ships are too technology advanced

Aircraft to deal with pirates?

Idk I like aircraft carriers ok

it's a lot of political pressure mostly

if African nations don't keep their people from raiding merchant ships we'll just bomb the shit out of "terrorists" with drones

you can't really go after tiny vessels at sea though, we don't have anything that can do it

so you'd bomb ports/towns that were supplying the people who raided ships

It's still pretty damn hard to police the seas

it's mostly stopped though because merchant ships now have more guns

^^

Being a merchant marine is no-joke a really great job

and you don't have to be some navy-seal type to do it

You know from experience?

sorta

that was my fallback plan if college didn't pan out (for whatever reason)

You're such a character

I guess we'll have to wait for space pirates for that to be a big thing again

space piracy would be way harder probably

Who knows how long that'll be

space is pretty lame

to be a MM, I'm not talking about the gay coast guard types

Yeah space is pretty empty

There are plenty of companies that will just hire high school graduates, ex-cons, etc. to go guard boats

pay is in the 80k/year range

to just sit on a boat for 3 months, you get a month off 3x a year

I'm one of those things

Just 3 months? Not bad

Oh

Gent is etc

9 months of the year

So am I

Can't be a convict if they don't catch you

the coast guard way is for suckers

The pay sounds ok but you'd basically never be able to become a vtuber that way

you can use satellite internet on a boat

I guess

Imagine streaming with sateleitte internet

idk about the cost to do that

this is going to sound retarded

Yep

but a merchant marine is basically a failed bounty hunter who themselves are failed merc-ops folks

Well

Not all that retarded

But aren't bounty hunters more domestic

100%

but the associations that recruit around here at least

Karp do you want to become a vtuber

Rusp NO

always advertise "you can be a merc and get paid big bucks"

when most non-exmilitary

end up on boats

It’s just a simple question

spooky hear me out

you are the manager

you fund all of us

we are your vtuber harem

Make the next hololive

Too expensive

I thought that was going to go in a different direction Pika

lol

I hear it costs $1000+ to get it setup

where I manage a phijkchu paramilitary club

Did you look into it then karp

that too

of all you fucks

vtubing is our side gig to fund out military

we do have a broad geographical influence

Jews

Not really I heard it from friend who is becoming a vtuber