[phero_cnstrcts]

My best guess is that at some point a “neutral“ AI will be put in charge of everything and everybody must obey for the good of society. As in one day you only have 22 energy points to spend on electricity or another day you can only eat crickets and whatnot. But it will only appear neutral - in essence somebody will control the AI and hence control the people. And people will agree to its decisions because the AI “knows best.”

[jonplackett]

Think you just re-invented Logan’s Run. Good film!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan%27s_Run_(film)

[dbtc]

Replace "AI" with "The Economy" and that's pretty much how it is and has been for a while. So many "rational actors" obeying ever so willingly.

[staplers]

You've just described "law" in the current sense.

It's supposed to be applied equally to all citizens but we see cases everyday where it's not. The wealthy, the enforcers, and their allies are frequently spared from "the law"

[modzu]

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