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Off-Topic (Thronepass)
#31601

plant based diseases exist

#31602

That sounds like something that depends on various factors, such as how it spreads, whether there are treatments (even if not cures), etc.

#31603

This is a fantastic illustration of the problem with optimizing for a single variable

#31604

i’m actually tempted to make a thread of this
it might be fun to see people’s take on it

#31605

not just the men, the women, and the children, but all life as well

#31606

thanos snapping is actually a valid solution
reduced population density means it’s harder for diseases to spread rapidly

#31607

alternatively thanos could just yeet the disease

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#31608
#31609

I mean

Killing everyone does have the bonus of not having any people, which reduces climate change

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#31610

fuckit

#31611

And unemployment
And homelessness

#31612

i’ve played enough plague inc to know that the best way to beat diseases is everyone living in greenland

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#31613

And homicides
And crime in general

#31614

greenland has closed their ports

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#31615

i disagree

after the thanos snap you know ya boy be lootin the fuck out of everywhere

#31616

Did you intend to reference fortnite, or nah

#31617

On second thought possibly this is a fantastic example of trying to minimize a total value, rather than (a) minimizing an average value or (b) trying to maximize a value

see also negative utilitarianism (no offense to any negative utilitarians intended)

#31618

i would never do that to myself or others

#31619

Sounds dope

#31620

Hygiene is the solution for any contagious disease
Like for real, how many people of us are washing their hands each time when they come back to home