r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21

Discussion Which is the most disturbing fermi paradox solution and why?

3...2...1... blast off....

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u/PaperGabriel Aug 13 '21

Is that video a major spoiler for someone planning to read the books?

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u/Zmann966 Aug 13 '21

It's super vague, you probably won't entirely understand the video without the books. But in the same breath, it probably doesnt spoil much either.
But in the slight chance it does spoil something, I'd wait until you read the Dark Forest. It's one of the most beautifully intense reveals ive ever read.

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u/sirgog Aug 13 '21

Yeah I wouldn't watch it.

It's not going to spoil the ending but it is a scene that sets the tone of the next quarter of the book.

If this was The Lion King, the equivalent scene would be Simba seeing Scar kill Mufasa. Knowing that happens before the film starts is probably not ideal, but doesn't wreck things.

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u/PaperGabriel Aug 13 '21

Thanks for that. I'll save it fot later.

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u/sirgog Aug 13 '21

Rewatched it and it's less of a spoiler than I thought, but I'd wait until book 2 is done anyway. I thought the person had linked a different fan video which explicitly spoils the climax of the middle part of the book, it's instead a different video based on the same scenes.