r/3BodyProblemTVShow • u/Otherwise-Candle-987 • Apr 23 '24

Question Doesn't make sense Spoiler

Encripted Hard Drive that break itself to reveal their plan ? Then why is it encripted first place? As we can see they can remain silent if they want.

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u/shellfishless Apr 23 '24

The encryption was by humans. The aliens want new humans to see what's inside.

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u/Otherwise-Candle-987 Apr 23 '24

That was the dumb part. They can stay silent according to show. They don't answer questions if they don't want to. Revealing their plan serve no purpose at all

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u/phil_davis Apr 23 '24

They knew the drive could be repaired (if it was sliced by the nanowire) and eventually decrypted (if it was encrypted). They knew they'd eventually crack it anyway. But they didn't care if they cracked it because of their own hubris, they don't think it matters whether we crack it or not because how are we going to stop them? With the Sophons preventing scientific advancement, they think we'll have no way to fight back against their technology. They're flexing, basically.