I have toyed with the idea that there are technologically advanced eusocial aliens that are aware of humanity’s existence, but they don’t wish to contact us because they are individually dumber creatures and fear manipulation and destruction by humans who can quickly comprehend and game their social order for genocidal or antisocial ends.
Socialists get the Death Note. Capitalists and politicians just start dropping like flies. No one can figure out who’s doing it or how. The person or group responsible seems to know everything, every crime against the people, every state secret. Local politicians and businessmen aren’t safe either, and no nations are exempt. The deaths look natural, or like accidents, but then a statement comes out: “The deaths will continue until the following demands are met” and the demands basically outline worldwide socialism. To drive the point home, a dozen or so of the most hated capitalists around the world are then killed off in a show of power and their crimes published in staggering detail.
Speed run idea: achieve world communism with least number of names written in the death note
Do we get a time machine too? The first name I write in the Death Note is going to be Henry Kissinger regardless but I want to go for the speed run victory too
I struggled hard to think of something, but I finally thought of one.
Leading climate scientists release a statement: “Climate change isn’t actually real. Yeah, we know, all the data - we faked it. This was supposed to be a test to see how long it would take to respond to an ecological crisis, and we never meant for it to go on this long - we’re calling it here, needless to say, everyone failed. The uptick in natural disasters was random noise and should go back to normal soon. Except for the fires, that one’s on you - seriously, stop with all these gender reveal parties. Anyway, sorry we lied, but it was just prank, bro.”
Kissinger dies and all his thralls turn to ash
