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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

That's an interesting take. People are indeed whipped already, with money being the carrot. In a time loop I can definitely see the powerful threatening nukes to "incentivize" everyone.

Though, I think this would only be a pattern in the early stages. Once you've been nuked, you get used to it, and the threat wears off