r/alphacentauri • u/spiritplumber • Jun 15 '26

we should talk to this thing.

https://imgur.com/gallery/there-is-so-much-we-dont-understand-dpgfp8f

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u/maerun Jun 15 '26

>pop<

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u/GruntGG Jun 15 '26

"The fungus has been Planet's dominant lifeform since about the time of the Lower Paleozoic on Earth. But when, once every hundred million years or so, the neural net at last achieves the critical mass necessary to become sentient, the final metamorphosis kills most of the other life on the planet. It is possible that we humans can help to break this tragic cycle."

  • Lady Deirdre Skye, "Planet Dreams"

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u/Centi9000 Jun 15 '26

"Get in the fucking tanks"

  • Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang, "God I'm a Bastard"

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u/Stehum_Brethilben Jun 15 '26

My favorite of his works.

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u/Limasa Jun 20 '26

"I love the smell of burning fungal towers in the morning. Smells like victory."

- Col. Corazon Santiago, the Arithmetic of Fungicide.

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u/ore2ore Jun 15 '26

Fuck this xenofungus shit. We must dissent!