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Is the universe really a 'dark forest' full of hostile aliens in hiding? It's one of the least convincing solutions to the Fermi Paradox. (phys.org)

submitted 7 months ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] Lugh 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I really enjoy Liu Cixin's 'The Three Body Problem', but like a lot of sci-fi, I think it fails as a good description of a likely future. That's because it's structured for good dramatic storytelling. It has 'special' heroes, born with unique destinies who are on hero's journeys, and those journeys are full of constantly escalating drama and conflict. Great Screenwriting 101, but a terrible model of actual reality.

If simple microbial life is common in the Universe, with current efforts, we will likely find it in the 2030s. Real 'first contact' will be nothing like the movies.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The problem is that goant corporations have taken control over science fiction media, and they dont want anyone questioning their place too much.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

There's a degree of that, but also reality is just boring and unwatchable a lot of the time. The stuff that gets closest is often panned as being angsty art that nobody likes.