• kool_newt@lemm.ee
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    Exactly, my thought is that this will be used to be able to cause pain-on-demand by remote control – the most effective slave making mechanism ever devised.

    And to those that don’t think so, this fits perfectly with the history of our species. For a psychopath seeking profit not to attempt do this would be weird.

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      cause pain-on-demand by remote control

      You can already do that. You could already do that over a hundred years ago. I think it isn’t happening (except in the case of dogs and invisible fences) simply because it isn’t very useful.

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        It could also not be used much because it’s too crude. You’d either be affecting anyone in a area, or you’d have to have equipment to aim it, too much work.

        When a boss can look at their company dashboard and see where productivity is dropping and touch their phone to accurately send precise pain that causes no physical damage exactly to those underperforming, we may see usage increase.

        You may not see it at McDonald’s in California right away, but I’d be shocked (pun intended) if not a single sadistic psychopath in the world never tries it. And if they are not stopped, they will win capitalism being more productive.

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          a boss can look at their company dashboard and see where productivity is dropping

          Once the boss can do this, he would just threaten to fire the unproductive employee. That generally works better than what you’re proposing because it doesn’t require. (The hard part is actually measuring productivity when the employee is doing something that isn’t easily quantified.)