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by martyfmelb 818 days ago
You're not the only person who has had this idea. I have too. This is the first time I've seen someone else say it quite like this.

I have to say, it's more confronting to hear it come from someone else.

The interesting part will be the violent conflict inherent in this turn of events. Will it be so easy to mow down billions of people? Will a way be found to do the job without the natural resistance of empathetic humans (A virus? A very large drone swarm? Pin-sharp training of a traditional police force?). How fast is too risky to execute? How _slow_ is too risky to execute?