Another declassified study shows the Air Force misled the public in the 1950s about UFOs to conceal the CIA's spy plane testing.

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  • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    Dark Forest hypothesis is the most paranoid and pessimistic explanation of Fermi's Paradox. It got huge traction worldwide after it was the topic of otherwise excellent book by Chinese sci-fi author Liu Cixin.

    • Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      Right, I knew this stuff. But what did you mean by

      by a Chinese writer of all people.

      Should Chinese authors "peddle" more optimistic baseless theories instead or what?

      • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 year ago

        Yes, i would expect them write more in line of socialist sci-fi tradition instead of typical american doomer settings. Sci-fi genre is utterly oversaturated with darkness already.