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That's true, but problem is, if they suspect this and use a metal detector and log 100 other trees instead and then 20 die extra because of the nail, then this backfired.

If it's a specific tree you want to safe tho, it's not a problem, because it would die either way. You'd just give it a chance.

Some trees don't survive that tho

I wonder if there was ever a civilisation that ended in a good way like "this was peak, guys. let's just disperse"

Never. Probably only happens with really silly ppl.

* proceeds to give them more and more fake data and notes it in the password manager *

Of course, I remember my first pets name. Good ol' F^5.zkU.[x&J!F4w/d!9dT#,ejNZjWyp*. Such a good boy.

Nobody said they are.

However, parents sometimes make those tough choices for their children and that's also valid, even if some of us would have made a different choice. Fleeing a country isn't exactly safe and often you need resources. Even if you had maybe 18 years to prepare, only very few expected the situation to escalate that quickly to genocide. Maybe some were even still saving money or planning when Israel started.

But a lot of ppl chose to stay. So it was.

Sometimes it is. For example, there are a lot of ppl being genocided in Gaza. There was like an 80 years time window for them to become refugees. Some did. Some stayed in their homeland, which is, of course also understandable. (Now, even if they wanted, they probably can't leave any more.) My point is, they had to choose between two evils, one of which was to become a refugee. You could say it's not a real choice, but that would diminish the sacrifice and courage of those who stayed to be genocided.

It's the funding. Toothpaste costs money. It's too risky to keep stealing large quantities of toothpaste, but you have to live off the grid for years to do what they do in the movies. You can't even expect to go back to a normal life after you accomplished your task. Could be they brand you a terrorist and you have to live in hiding forever. There are IRL examples for this.

I'm more like a noodle guy tho.

well, sometimes cops get a politician or top manager. this is more about how crime is reported to them and what the prosecuter needs to give them a warrant. nobody is patrolling inside bank offices etc.. i doubt some clerk calls 911 if they suspect embezzlement. these things are often intentionally obscured and less obvious than what a cashier can see happening in the store, for example.