And that's what I found most interesting. How can you preserve free will and continue to exist after developing an effortless, universally-known means of condemning the entire species?
I do not think that is possible for the human race without some serious brainwashing. Either that or look out for the school/office shooting types and make sure they get constantly laid, for the good of all humanity.
Perhaps an iterative culling of the herd, destruction of the wicked kind of thing. Think of a farmer tending an olive grove, burning branches, transplanting here and grafting there. At some point you get left with a species that can decide among a myriad of interesting choices but all decide to avoid making that one.
