Going out with a bang ............ bang bang bang

Below is described an organization that gives dying kids a last chance to take a whack at something.  I have no real objection .... it just strikes me funny that this is what a dying kid would want to do.  How about this as an idea ???   We get a bunch of dying people who are still mobile ( maybe in wheelchairs ) and we set them loose on each other in an especially designed combat zone.  There could even be handicapping to make it "fairer" ...........

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When a dying kid's wish is to kill

A nonprofit helps terminally ill children with the unusual -- and to some, alarming -- dream of hunting an animal

By Robert Ito

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Tina Pattison is in the wish-granting business. As president and founder of the nonprofit organization Hunt of a Lifetime, Pattison helps kids with life-threatening illnesses fulfill their dreams of shooting their first elk, or moose or boar. If your son is dying and wants to visit Disneyworld, well, she can't do anything for you. But if your son wants to go out in the wilds of Maine with a high-powered rifle and bring down a really big bear, Pattison's the woman you want to see.

Some thought experiments

Below are some thought experiments

#1  Imagine two plots of land that are right next to each other and are identical as can be accomplished....... same acreage , same amenities .......  except :

Plot A has the full advantages of America ... police protection, fireman protection , taxes , regulations , protection from terrorism, etc.

Plot B has no goodies .... no taxes, no police protection ( police will not come on the land ) , no fire protection, no protection from terrorists , no inspectors , no emergency medical services, ..........

Plot A sells for X dollars...... what will Plot B sell for ?

#2  Imagine a planet where the intelligent beings ( IBs ) develop robots and technology to take care of nearly everything...   farming, manufacturing, gardening , fixing internet crashes, creating additional robots, fishing , running restaurants .....  The planet has 100 million IBs of varying skills and creativity.  What do they do ?  Do they have jobs ?  Do they toss the robots ?

#3  You are transported to another dimension for a short visit.  Lucky for you, the translator box you have works really well.   You wear a big sign that says "GUEST".  You are having a lot of fun partying and hanging out.  Your "GUEST" sign means no one messes with you.  When you travel on the super-fast rocket trains or fly to another country on the orbital sonic Xcraft , you do not have to wait in the long lines.  Your hosts get to skip the lines too.  They get free access to the best food, the best entertainment, the best resorts and hotels.  So you ask them ..... " How come you get all the goodies ? "  They tell you that a small group  ( 10% ) are chosen at random to be special and get most of the benefits.  Once someone is chosen , they are top dogs for the rest of their lives.   Your visit ends and you can stay or leave.  If you stay, you pick a stone out of a hat.  One stone is white, the other nine are black.  If you pick the white stone, you are "special".  If you pick a black one, you join the "not special" and you will be waiting in lines and following orders.   Will you stay or leave ?

to be continued .......

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