Confessions

Acacia is sounding like a tyrant trying to pass as a Saint. Panda has nice ideas but he's idealistic. I'm gonna have to run.

I mean, now we're in a world where you'd steal cookies from a child for stealing cookies... Although, I do like me some cookies. But, if I steal from the thief, am I not a thief and then would a thief steal from me?

@yass sure let me test the waters with the person i dont know likes me. If you dont have ANYONE at all to even test the waters with wouldnt you say half the challenge is finding someone?

You don't understand ghost. This will be a military and civilian government. People will have their base needs catered for. You will go to great acadamies that train in healthy lifestyles, academic excellence and physical competence. You will be supported through your young life by the great Empire I have created and hundreds more opportunity's will be before you. We'll drain the celestial bounty as we travel the stars and plunder and raise infrastructure on alien worlds. If we oppress the rest of the universe our citizens can live comfortable lives.... or else. Join the future. Join the Empire.

Panda, I get it, in your scenario you'd basically create a human vending machine for the willing. However, if you've never had a particular flavor of chips and you get them anyways, aren't you still testing the waters?

Also the idea behind it is to instill a sense of fear for doing the wrong thing. I know if i dont look at the road while im driving most likely im gonna crash right? Same concept if i know killing will lead to a punishment that isnt just me going to jail (cuz you still get to live your life, except for the case of execution which is often just painless and ur dead) you are less likely to do it with the intent of getting away with it. Cuz if on the off chance you dont ur screwed Edit: yes but testing the waters is a 50/50 chance it can either go right or wrong. Some people go practically their entire life not finding anyone to even test waters with. So the variable isnt constant its just right place right time, right person