Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray.
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Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.
...How careful are you to tree people up?
@sinituulia If I were genuinely convinced that someone would honestly be happier being a tree (and that's a pretty high bar) then I would use it. But otherwise: not even on absolute bastards like Trump.
Terminal illness, already said goodbye to all your family and friends, made a will, ready to go? Sure, you can be a tree!
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@sinituulia If I were genuinely convinced that someone would honestly be happier being a tree (and that's a pretty high bar) then I would use it. But otherwise: not even on absolute bastards like Trump.
Terminal illness, already said goodbye to all your family and friends, made a will, ready to go? Sure, you can be a tree!
@lnr That's a more ethical stance than mine, for sure! If someone is causing untold damage to all of humanity, a bunch of nature and probably the entire planet just via being evil? Sorry, no, your human privileges are now revoked! You get to live in a way that causes no one else any harm!
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@sinituulia do you have to be able to see the people in person, or would it work through the internet or a TV, say? Asking for several world leaders
@afewbugs I figure as long as it would be completely clear who you're locked on, even remotely would work?
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@afewbugs I figure as long as it would be completely clear who you're locked on, even remotely would work?
@sinituulia Eeeeeexcellent. *rubs hands together, prepares to bring the forest*
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Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.
...How careful are you to tree people up?
@sinituulia May I please tree up myself, too?!
BTW, reminds me of the intelligent and wise alien tree civilisation in Dr Who!
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@sinituulia May I please tree up myself, too?!
BTW, reminds me of the intelligent and wise alien tree civilisation in Dr Who!
@NatureMC I'm sure it could be managed with the help of a mirror, there's probably a fail safe or two to prevent you from accidentally catching yourself on the toe or something with it
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@afewbugs I figure as long as it would be completely clear who you're locked on, even remotely would work?
@sinituulia @afewbugs OK. I will still carefully consider each use, but I'm up to about 5 people I know personally and a few I only know from TV.
They will all be beautiful trees, and probably happier too.
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Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.
...How careful are you to tree people up?
I think it might be a wonderful option to have if I or someone i loved was in hospice care!
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@sinituulia @afewbugs OK. I will still carefully consider each use, but I'm up to about 5 people I know personally and a few I only know from TV.
They will all be beautiful trees, and probably happier too.
@sinituulia @afewbugs Ok, that was an off the top of my head response. The more time I have to think about this, the more I find. I may need to make a list.....
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@sinituulia @afewbugs Ok, that was an off the top of my head response. The more time I have to think about this, the more I find. I may need to make a list.....
@GinevraCat @sinituulia I reckon I could make a pretty decent start on defusing the current Middle East crisis for starters
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@GinevraCat @sinituulia I reckon I could make a pretty decent start on defusing the current Middle East crisis for starters
@afewbugs @sinituulia Right!?!
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Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.
...How careful are you to tree people up?
@sinituulia Bless you and thank you for finding a prosocial version of the "How many bullets?" game.
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@afewbugs @sinituulia Right!?!
@GinevraCat @afewbugs @sinituulia I have this theory that more problems than we think are caused by much fewer people than we fear and I am ready to test it with reforestation.
(ETA: Sorry, I also on reflection feel like I should say that yup, I'm aware how close that treads to some very real ethical lines and have no plans on going full ecofascist. Just: real frustrated and scared this week. Carry on.)
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@lnr That's a more ethical stance than mine, for sure! If someone is causing untold damage to all of humanity, a bunch of nature and probably the entire planet just via being evil? Sorry, no, your human privileges are now revoked! You get to live in a way that causes no one else any harm!
@sinituulia It's honestly very very tempting. But I don't think I could face the responsibility of getting it wrong. Or their loved ones being mad at me.
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Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.
...How careful are you to tree people up?
@sinituulia not everybody deserves to be a tree tho...
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Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.
...How careful are you to tree people up?
@sinituulia me. Being a tree sounds amazing, really. No taxes, no joints. I'm totally in. I'd ask around if others want in, too, but I'm definitely treeing myself.
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@sinituulia It's honestly very very tempting. But I don't think I could face the responsibility of getting it wrong. Or their loved ones being mad at me.
@sinituulia on which note: terminally ill and would actually rather stay alive as a person but just can't afford proper care: fund proper care! (I wish I could make this happen!)
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Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.
...How careful are you to tree people up?
@sinituulia should come in a set including a chainsaw. Would be creepy if some years later someone made my coffin out of the wood of the most hated treed people.
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@GinevraCat @afewbugs @sinituulia I have this theory that more problems than we think are caused by much fewer people than we fear and I am ready to test it with reforestation.
(ETA: Sorry, I also on reflection feel like I should say that yup, I'm aware how close that treads to some very real ethical lines and have no plans on going full ecofascist. Just: real frustrated and scared this week. Carry on.)
@leahbobet @afewbugs @sinituulia Hearing you.
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@leahbobet @afewbugs @sinituulia Hearing you.
@GinevraCat @afewbugs @sinituulia Thanks. Appreciate it lots.
