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by authatheist
4257 days ago
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Draft-eligible men, huh? You say it like it's something men would want. "I'm eligible for being shipped overseas to kill or be killed. Yay for me." You're worried about what drones will do to warfare? Imagine you're a psychopath ruler of say, 320 million people, you have a massive fleet of killer drones at your disposal and you're electronically monitoring everything your subjects do. There's an old piece of parchment that says you can't be naughty, but you've already "normalized" violations of its rules, and hey, it's not like text on a piece of paper actually binds you in any way - you're the ruler after all. Suppose that you don't really feel like giving up your power, even after you've completely destroyed the economy. The masses of human livestock on your tax farm are understandably upset about not being able to secure work, food or shelter. Can you think of ways to use your fleet of killer drones for maintaining your position in power? |
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It is worth pointing out something that a few modern-day tyrants have already discovered to various degrees, which is that the tools of modern oppression require modern economies to keep functioning. If the economy is "completely destroyed", the drones aren't working either. They require power, maintenance, replacement parts, replacement drones, technicians to manage the gear who will need to be fed (and who will be in a position to turn on you), etc. Mind you, small comfort, but a bit of one.