in like sg1 which is more realistic to use, we would need aliens to give us the tech, because we would never be able to conceive on our own.
Excuse me, we stole, I mean salvaged, most of that tech by ourselves, and we used it to kick goa'uld ass all over the galaxy (and, to be fair, they had stolen it first).
Sure, some aliens did give us some tech, but only because we saved their scrawny hyper-advanced asses from their own hubris because, unlike them, we could conceive of hitting things with a big stick, or shooting small but fast metal pellets at them using barely controlled explosions (you know what, disregard the metal pellet and controlled explosions part, just throw C4 at the problem until it goes away!).
As long as they pass regular competency tests to prove they're not a danger to society (e.g., intending to run for president or some nonsense like that), yeah, sure, why not.
why isn't it an electronic lock that prevents operation of the machine if it's not locked?
Why not make it simpler and make it a magnetic lock that simply locks the door by being pulled towards the machine? (With a mechanical override so you can get in if you really want to and have the key.)
They'll support and reinforce whatever rambling or delusion you talk to them about, and provide “evidence” to support it (made up evidence, of course, but if you're already down the rabbit hole you'll buy it).
And they'll keep doing that as long as you let them, since they're designed to keep you engaged (and paying).
They're extremely dangerous for anyone with the slightest addictive, delusional, suggestible, or paranoid tendencies, and should be regulated as such (but won't).
If anything, Gore winning would have 100% prevented any chance of a President Obama happening.
President Obama not happening means him not roasting Trump at the 2011 correspondents dinner and Trump not deciding to run for president out of sheer humiliation, narcissism, spite, and stupidity, though.
Without that he'd been happy staying with his bankrupt casinos and TV gigs.
Between that and Gore actually doing something against climate change it'd probably have been a net positive.
Excuse me, we stole, I mean salvaged, most of that tech by ourselves, and we used it to kick goa'uld ass all over the galaxy (and, to be fair, they had stolen it first).
Sure, some aliens did give us some tech, but only because we saved their scrawny hyper-advanced asses from their own hubris because, unlike them, we could conceive of hitting things with a big stick, or shooting small but fast metal pellets at them using barely controlled explosions (you know what, disregard the metal pellet and controlled explosions part, just throw C4 at the problem until it goes away!).
Damn, I miss that series.