• Klear@lemmy.world
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    We’re swarming that dude like ants.

    Are we? Or are we standing awkwardly in a circle, waiting for some other dumbass to make the first move, because the first guy to make a move is not gonna have a fun time.

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      If not fighting is an option, I guess the men will stand in a crowd making noise and the gorilla will just chill in his corner. I suppose you have to assume that all parties are 100% committed to violence

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        I’m not sure what I should do in this scenario so I’m going to wait until Hillary Clinton tweets her opinion so I know what’s best for me.

        /This was hard to type, I’m hoping it gets down voted out of principle haha

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        locked in a room, after the first day of real hunger that gorilla starts to maybe look like a good idea

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          Now there’s an interesting scenario. In the short term, you might have better luck trying to eat your fellow humans, rather than confronting the gorilla. Which seems like an analogy for how certain types of government stay in power…

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      If this was like a simulation and no single individual our their own safety above the group goal, then yeah. The crowd simply encircles and closes in on the gorilla, and some of the first will almost certainly die

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        People who want to fistfight a gorilla aren’t probably too big on planning.

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          See, I didn’t see “slappers only” as a requirement, considering that the dudes in the cave painting were usin’ spears.

    • bountygiver [any]@lemmy.ml
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      Well the gorilla will make the first move in that case, and if you don’t make the move while it is busy mauling the unlucky first, you could be next.

      Oh who am I kiding? With how involved most people are in politics, they would not make a move until it is too late.

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      Assuming it’s a small arena battle to the death, yes. Do or Die.

      If it was a open world battle then the 100 people would just take turns harassing the gorilla until it dies of exhaustion. That wouldn’t be a fair fight at all. Gorilla might get a handful of people but he’s just exhausting myself more.

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      With a bit of organization? Some guys distract it, others hit its head from behind!With a bit of luck we could start raping it after like 30 secs!

      I am not saying we should, that would be disgusting! I am saying we could