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Re: [PLUG] OT: Sci Fi Background Advice Needed
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Poisoned food stocks, baited traps and Have-a-Heart traps. Bait
selection would be good story fodder methinks.
--
Doug Stewart
On Oct 10, 2009, at 3:23 PM, Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org>
wrote:
> Good ideas, but unfortunately, not in keeping with the background of
> the
> story. These aliens don't even consider humanity to be sentient.
> They kind
> of think of us like the cliche'd ranchers thought of wolves in the
> old west.
> We are a "pest" at best, and nothing more.
>
> If you were eradicating a particularly nasty infestation of field
> mice, how
> would you go about finding the physical weaknesses of those mice?
>
>
> On the other hand, you could give the chief field mouse a Nobel
> Peace Prize,
> then.... <grin>
>
>
> On Saturday October 10, 2009 3:23:24 pm Eric S. Raymond wrote:
>> Doug Stewart <zamoose@gmail.com>:
>>> What about social engineering factors; i.e., how can they make us
>>> kill
>>> ourselves and save themselves the cost/trouble?
>>
>> Very efficient suggestion. Your aliens could simply encourage the
>> formation of the peculiar institutions known as "governments". These
>> are far, *far* more lethal than any natural or engineered
>> disasters. For extra fun, they'll get to listen to the victims sing
>> about how wonderful the thieves and sociopaths murdering them in ton
>> lots are, and watch them participate willingly in their own
>> oppression!
>>
>
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>
> Casey Bralla
> Chief Nerd in Residence
> The NerdWorld Organisation
>
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