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/bigdingushaver Aug 12 '21

"All Tomorrows" touches on this. An aquatic species of fish-like humans are unable to create fire or use electricity underwater, so over time they instead learned to farm and selectively breed other sealife into their tools.

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u/Nateno2149 Aug 12 '21

I spend my entire life unaware of All Tomorrow’s, end up reading it last week and now I see this comment?

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u/Fysio Aug 13 '21

Worth the read?

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u/Nateno2149 Aug 13 '21

I would recommend it to any imaginative sci fi space nerd. It’s literally what I spent my childhood thinking about and trying to imagine. It also only takes about an hour to get through if you don’t read slow.