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  SeiðrIlluminatus@mstdn.social

  Aug 29, 2026, 7:39 PM

  @swope @cstross @nyrath That would fall more in the territory of the "Dark Forest" hypothesis of Lou Cixin's novel.

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  Charlie Strosscstross@wandering.shop

  Aug 29, 2026, 7:46 PM

  @Illuminatus @swope @nyrath He didn't invent the "Dark Forest". If you want some earlier work, see Fred Saberhagen's Berserker stories, or (1980s update) Greg Bear's "The Forge of God"/"Anvil of Stars" duology.

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  SeiðrIlluminatus@mstdn.social

  Aug 29, 2026, 7:49 PM

  @cstross @swope @nyrath ✍️✍️✍️

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  swopeswope@mstdn.plus

  Aug 29, 2026, 7:52 PM

  @cstross @Illuminatus @nyrath

  I think Col. Bleep is clearly not Dark Forest because the Futurans spot the 1945 Trinity test through a telescope, read it as "a sign of trouble," and send Bleep to keep watch on humanity.

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  Charlie Strosscstross@wandering.shop

  Aug 29, 2026, 8:01 PM

  @swope @Illuminatus @nyrath Too bad we'd be more likely to get Invader Zim instead.

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