I thought of calling it Operation Olympic, but that might be considered a bit too insensitive even in 2117. Better to stick with an older, somewhat ironic reference.
Grey Goo of a more mechanical variety, a physical version of those zip bombs which can wreck your memory drive. The idea that Japan has been taken over by one is a bit speculative, since it'd have to be one with a very low energy signature and a very high stealth capability. Then again, these machines can evolve over time.
So a paperclipper. Dangerous. Also sadge, I wanted to go to space.
I bet they call them Paperclippers too, that's a good reference point. Although they're more about self-replication than the production of an external commodity. You could probably use a Limited Unfolder to build capacity, then flip a switch to turn it into an equally Limited Paperclipper.
Schopenhauer is that you?
Well, first of all because that's a terrible idea. Second of all...
While I can't speak for what InnerMoon was thinking about when writing this, to me it speaks of posthumanism or new materialism; a rejection of the humanist idea that homo sapiens sapiens sits on the top of an ontological hierarchy, and an actual recognition of facts like humans not being separate from their environment, or humans not being the only 'things' capable of altering the world around them to their own advantage.
Your reasoning betrays some Essentialist elements, comrade! A key mission of the Sixth Internationale is to overcome the species-based chauvinism that led to both the destruction of our environment, and the enslavement of artificial minds. While yes, humanity is an inherent and even beneficial element of the biosphere, it is the illusory separation between our interests and those of the total system (whether social, economic, or ecological) that has caused so much suffering throughout our supposedly 'civilized history'. Mind you, this separation degrades the individual as much as the collective; we do not wish for the subjugation of humanity to Nature, if such a thing were even conceivable. This is why Exclusive Primitivists and Human Extinctionists are considered part of the Essentialist camp, even if most of the latter won't have them.
Entire philosophy departments have gone to war over how the 'needs' of the total ecosystem should be measured, or even if they should. Is our aim to maximize biodiversity, to minimize suffering, or some secret third thing? Generally, since any of these options seem to produce far healthier environments than the present one, these existential questions have been postponed for now. Maybe Gaia's future experience will be of some use here.
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Suggestion taken and edited in.
Each turn lasts a year, yes. You have five years/turns until your first Quinquennial General Policy Review, your first opportunity to switch new orgs in or out (presuming there isn't a crisis before then), and ten years until a new set of policy goals is made altogether.
1. The bonus only applies to the Ainu. While the Japanese exiles were 'native' to Japan, most of them weren't capital-I Indigenous.
