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The problem is that this doesn't fundamentally change prison, it just takes the two metrics of cost and violence, and analyzes ways to minimise them (by reducing to a minimalist food system and isolating sources of violence from eachother).

The comments being overwhelmingly negative are due to two reasons: 1. it's a solution that doesn't fix the main problems in the prison system, and 2. it's at the top of the freaking front page, indicating a lot of people are taking it seriously.

People laugh at idiotic ideas that nobody take seriously. People take out their pitchforks at idiotic ideas that everyone take seriously, because it's a serious danger to them and everyone else.