Re:A faster, cheaper path to fusion energy
by Terr_ on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @07:44PM
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Non-stupid enemies simply won't put you in the situation where you "have to" push the button anyway.
In any given encounter, they'll steal a minority of your stuff unopposed, and you'll refrain from the murder-suicide button because staying alive with majority of your stuff is still a better outcome for you.
The pattern will continue until someone acts irrationally and then you've got a lot of people dead for reasons that have more to do with pride than logic.
Re:A faster, cheaper path to fusion energy
by eloff on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @08:11PM
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Yeah, that sounds about how it would go down to me. Ever increasing provocations until they get into a situation where neither side can back down without looking bad.
In any given encounter, they'll steal a minority of your stuff unopposed, and you'll refrain from the murder-suicide button because staying alive with majority of your stuff is still a better outcome for you.
The pattern will continue until someone acts irrationally and then you've got a lot of people dead for reasons that have more to do with pride than logic.