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Are there things in society that If removed would make life better for every one?

If so. Why would the removal of that make life better?

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Weapons. (Not weapons in video games, of course.) Porn.

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@Hooflungpoo @ryno The reason I'd remove weapons rather than violent tendencies is that removing the latter would be altering people's personalities, removing a little bit of their free will. I'm aware people could still hurt and kill each other, but what irks me isn't so much the violence as the amount of effort put into making violence easier. You shouldn't be able to kill with the wiggle of a finger from a safe distance. Maybe you shouldn't be able to kill at all, but that's a bigger decision that will alter the world in a more unpredictable way. We did without guns and bombs before, but we've never lived without violence.

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If were up to me I think I'd take away money. Reinstate the barter system, everyone got what they wanted that way. Plus money can do some pretty nasty things to people.

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Just remove the freaks

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The disgusting addiction to stare at people that have ailments. Things like obsessing over illnesses in the media (Patrick Swayze, Steve Jobs) -- this is a truly vile part of humanity.

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Good question. I guess if you look at it from every angle then nothing would be good for everyone. Removing crime wouldn't benefit the cops who'd be out of a job or the criminals who'd need to get their kicks elsewhere. Eliminating disease would suck for doctors and drug-manufacturers. So I suppose no, nothing's in this world that doesn't benefit someone, somewhere. Now if I personally could decide what to remove, I'd take away guns, bombs, mines, weapons of every kind. You'd need to have a license just to own a butterknife.

@Tweek87 Winnemucca, NV

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