Answer by akaioi for How would a human livestock facility run by aliens operate?
Truth be told, they'd do it in secret. They'd come in with asteroidal platinum and diamonds and start buying up mortuaries. All the so-called "bodies" people bury are just clever wax sculptures. The...
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Like some answers and comments have already hinted at, there are several scenarios here:Large-scale: Earth (or another planet) is one huge free-range farm or hunting reserve. Harvests can be anywhere...
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This is a fascinating topic! Experience has led to garnering knowledge that can be applied to myriad aspects of this "thought-experiment." Plus, this is the sort of thing that many of my oldest friends...
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(Ab)Use Religion to control the peopleA properly maintained religion can get people to do almost everything, and can guide their behaviour. People have killed others in the name of their religion....
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Well that really depends on what variety of humans you're talking about raising. There's plenty of edible varieties, some for industrial chemicals and processing and even a few neat varieties used by...
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Your approach would likely change depending on whether the aliens value intelligence in the humans they are harvesting and how much time they have.Awareness of their fate adds a piquancy to the tasteIf...
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"At that terrible moment, in our hearts, we knew. Home was a pen. Humanity, cattle."START YOUR OWN HUMAN FARM!Even though human meat is highly sought-after, early over-hunting has left the species...
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The answers seen so far, miss 2 fundamental issues. Firstly young human flesh must be better than old (it's the same for all of the animals that we farm), Secondly humans have a tendancy to form...
View ArticleAnswer by SJuan76 for How would a human livestock facility run by aliens...
Your setup is an open invitation for rebellion. You are better off if your livestock does not know they are, or even better if they cannot remember alternative states.So you start with farm just with...
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The better the story behind each piece of flesh the better the price. Some of the ultra-rich might serve up a whole family for a special party. The more interesting the story behind the meal, the...
View ArticleAnswer by Jimmery for How would a human livestock facility run by aliens...
I would start by looking at what we have done to livestock, such as cattle, chicken and sheep.We would certainly be bred for maximum fleshy-ness, and domesticated in a way that served our new alien...
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The older man looked at the younger one. He took a deep breath and began to tell his tale, just like he was told before when he himself was that young.I've been here way longer than you, let me tell...
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