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Be that as it may, I think the killer bot dystopian future is more likely to resemble Half-Life 2 than Robocop. That is, they’ll take you out with a cheap FPV drone from a thousand feet above rather than some big expensive killer mech robot. Your EMP isn’t going to be of much use when a grenade explodes on your head while you’re walking to grab a slice at the local pizza joint.
Nets are even easier to make.
You’re going to cover the entire sidewalk path between your house/apartment and the local pizza joint… with nets?
Yes
https://www.ecosia.org/images?q=pictures+of+netsprotecting+areas+in+ukraine&_sp=D9F3CE79-9007-4679-93D4-EF74F04FE914&sr=1
They had large amounts of nets available and were able to produce more because they were already a fishing culture.
Local fishing culture in the US is nearly extinct, and while commercial fishing nets might still exist, those supply chains are controlled by the same billionaire oligarch caste that will be unleashing these drone swarms on us plebeians.
Also, you'll have a bunch of nimbys taking down nets as fast as you can put them up...
I live in Southern Oregon and between here and NorCal we have robust fishing industries but even more importantly our farming communities are thriving, feeding and providing food, wine, beer and cannabis for the nation. Trellises are abundant and serve the same function, there's no shortage of trellis and netting.
Sounds like a paradise compared to most of the country...
It certainly is, we are fortunate to have an amazing environment, diverse ecosystems, supportive communities and state and local governments that actually care and nurture the health, economies and well being of our people.
Cascadia could be our own nation and is an example of how it could/should be done.
Dang... That makes me wanna move there in the future!
We'll have drag performers form a bucket brigade of fishnet stockings to keep everyone safe.
Sucks for US folks then
First rule of warfare is to secure all critical locations after all
Right but we’re not talking about a war here, we’re talking about a dystopian society. Most people are just going about their business, trying to keep their heads down. Maybe you and your friends are engaged in guerrilla warfare, but then you’re living out in your trenches in the forest or the hills, not walking into town to grab a pizza slice.
Businesses already invest a lot to protect their property. Locks, bars, fences, cameras, guards...
If a simple net can actually add real security from a real threat, then we are gonna see anti-drone nets everywhere.
Nets catch shrapnel?
Many drone bombs are designed to detonate on impact. The nets catch the drones and prevent them from exploding. It's been utilized to good effect in Ukraine.
Drones can also drop mortar shells and there are already plenty of mortar shells with timed fuses. Then the drone can just drop the shell and have it land on the net and detonate above your head, blasting you with shrapnel.
Nets aren’t going to be a viable long term defence.
Okay well when that starts becoming the standard then you'll have to figure something else out, but until then nets still have the potential to save lives...
The drones will be cheap enough that they can send 2 or 3, to cut the net, and then keep going.
You know what's even cheaper than an FPV drone? The homeless drug addict that's desperate for a bit of cash. Give him a knife, your address, and promise of a $100 bill after the job is done.
Homeless people aren't cocaine bears. They're people. They have morals, they get scared, they do not like people who try to use them up, and they aren't dumb enough to throw themselves into a situation where they probably die.
And, speaking from experience here, the ones who are high enough to maybe do what you want are even less reliable at getting shit done.
You have watched too much propaganda.
You're honestly better off using actual drones. They kill people all the time.
Ah, thank you. I was wondering what I might have accidentally insinuated to anger so many people.
Indeed, homeless people are people just like us. And like all of us, they're not immune to the effects of their circumstances. The point about going to a homeless person isn't that they're uniquely bad people. It's that they were already purposely made homeless for this very purpose. To make people fear the homeless and punch down for their safety instead of up. If you send a homeless person, then regardless of whether they succeed at the job or not, they've taken attention away from those in power. If you send a drone, then everyone starts looking up.
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