• plyth@feddit.org
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    3 months ago

    It’s changing its meaning. Once military robots become useful a rifle in the hand of the population becomes useless.

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      3 months ago

      It’s as you say, it is changing its meaning. We don’t live in rural homesteads anymore. There is a rapid and professional response that will neutralise any armed unrest in its infancy.

      On the other hand, mass strikes will cripple industries and commerce, though the latest ruling class seems to be heavily insulated against the knock on effects of such strikes.

      I really don’t know what the way forward for progress is.

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        3 months ago

        I really don’t know what the way forward for progress is.

        Sure you do. They didn’t go after Luigi so hard because they were scared of armed conflict. They did it because he clearly demonstrated (allegedly) that you don’t have to fight the whole system, just a few at the top.

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          3 months ago

          clearly demonstrated (allegedly) that you don’t have to fight the whole system, just a few at the top.

          He did no such thing and the statement is demonstrably wrong. The dead person on top will just be replaced with another person. These people are as replaceable as people on bottom.

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            3 months ago

            If you go one at a time sure. It wasn’t the one thay freaked them out though. It was the idea of many following. The thing about the top is its significantly smaller than the bottom.