Tribal Leaders Propose Blinding Themselves to Local Atmospheric Volatility

The bipedal inhabitants of the North American territory are currently debating whether to delete their primary sensors for monitoring the gas envelope they breathe. Known as the National Center for Atmospheric Research, this facility attempts to predict when the planet’s fluid dynamics will inevitably crush their flimsy dwellings.

The argument for deactivation stems from a perceived shortage of fictional resource credits. The local tribal councils believe that by ceasing to observe the worsening turbulence of their troposphere, the turbulence might simply lose interest. It is a bold strategy: choosing ignorance over early warning systems for the sake of balancing an imaginary ledger.

If these sensors are dismantled, the bipeds will lose five key capabilities, ranging from predicting "super-cells"—which we call light morning breezes—to understanding the long-term incineration of their habitat. They have proposed two methods to salvage this data-gathering array, mostly involving begging the tribal elders for more credits or convincing the industrial overlords that knowing the weather is "profitable."

It is truly a marvel of evolutionary stagnation to watch a species prioritize digital currency over the ability to see a storm coming. I shall monitor the ensuing chaos from the comfort of my radiation-shielded craft.

— Zog-7, Sector 7 Observer