I feel like there’s a better answer here: “Because it’s hard to un-shoot them later if we decide it was a bad idea.” When uncertain what to do, keep your options open.
Superhappies don’t act symmetrically with just anyone. Only with other symmetrists. If humans decided not to shoot them for the reason you gave, and the Superhappies found out, the human’s interests would have been ignored.
Superhappies don’t act symmetrically with just anyone. Only with other symmetrists. If humans decided not to shoot them for the reason you gave, and the Superhappies found out, the human’s interests would have been ignored.