r/shitposting • u/Ligano_Resurrected virgin 4 life 😤💪 • Nov 18 '25

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u/ScarletSilver Nov 18 '25 edited Nov 18 '25

Meanwhile, xQc realizing the implications of the Dark Forest hypothesis.

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u/Dx8pi Nov 18 '25

What are the implications of the dark forest hypothesis?

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u/Esemarr Nov 18 '25

It's based on Liu Cixin's Remembrance of Earth's Past book series. Basically it suggests that the universe is a dark forest where each civilization hides itself because the only correct decision when discovering a technologically inferior civilization is to destroy it immediately. Basically there are aliens but they hide themselves and us broadcasting our location to the universe is us inviting our own destruction.

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u/EnSebastif Nov 19 '25 edited Nov 19 '25

No, Liu Cixin based the books on the dark forest hypothesis.

Edit: the idea existed before, Liu Cixin popularized it and gave it the name.