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Originally Posted by ChronoReverse
There's no easy solution here. You can't let a few have no death feedback because it naturally will make those different from the others and eventually feared with the potential for abuse as well (see how Tomiko, just by being that old holds so much power).
Furthermore, the attack power of humans is so great that if just one went rogue, it'd be trivial to suddenly blow away the other no-feedbacks before they know it.
If anything, the system they had in place, even if it were cruel, actually worked and never failed on its own. It was a third party after all that created this "fiend".
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The problem with any system that focuses and dedicates itself on containing internal threats is that it impedes its ability to respond to external ones. This society thought its only threat was from its own people and rarely gave a thought to those outside of the system such as the monster rats.
The problem now is regardless of who wins, the cat is out of the proverbal bag. Even if the fiend is somehow killed and the monster rat population of Japan wiped out, there is always a chance a few monster rats could escape with a child or two to start over elsewhere. As a backup, he might have spread the knowledge of how to subvert and train a fiend to other colonies; the knowledge that they managed to do so in the first place may be enough to start similar attempts elsewhere.
Even if word gets out all over the world, it will take time because of their enforced technological stagnation and many will underestimate the threat as well. For the monster rats, the rebellion is proof that they can rebel against their "gods" with a chance of winning. I believe Yakomaru didn't just destroy the system in the 66 district, he rendered it completely unfeasible in the long term. In the event the humans win, they either have to change their entire system with the rats or exterminate every single monster rat on the planet.
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Originally Posted by sikvod00
^So how do you feel about Yakomaru's plan to essentially turn human infants into weapon? Aren't they being treated like animals too? I personally don't feel either group is worth "rooting" for, but there are individuals I sympathize with and want to survive.
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When you are a "mortal" and the fate of your entire species is on the line in a war against the "gods", morality would be the least of your considerations.
