Shallowest possible ethos. “Well, I didn’t actually read the book, but my friend did”.

That’s a selective and misleading interpretation of the Wired article.

A more accurate summary would be that in the face of unreliable instruments and an overworked ATC, the pilots made a rational decision that nonetheless resulted in their deaths. While multiple factors aligned to cause the accident, the inciting event and most significant factor was military GPS interference.