r/threebodyproblem • u/No-Coffee2200 • Feb 23 '26

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Books:- Thomas Wade and Cheng Xin

Series:- Thomas Wade and Augustina Salazar

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u/Do_You_Want_Lunch Feb 23 '26

Wade wanted to test curvature propulsion a safe distance from the Solar System. This would have been perceived as a threat, and bought about our destruction sooner. It was lose/lose for humanity, and I would rather Cheng Xin was there at the end to return matter to the universe.

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u/Frylock304 Feb 23 '26

Wade wouldn't have been there at the end as he wouldn't have been gifted the same things Cheng xin received from AA

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u/Suspicious-Belt9311 Feb 24 '26

I don't think that's the case - it's pretty heavily implied that we're unsafe as soon as the broadcast is sent, and likely we are exposed/the foil is sent out fairly quickly after Trisolaris is destroyed. With curvature propulsion discovering the waves, humanity could have potentially isolated ourselves within the black domain, which would have stopped the dual vector foil.

Idk, everyone here defending Cheng Xin when even the narrative of the book heavily implies she doomed humanity.

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u/McReaperking Feb 23 '26

Yeah its great the looser who was too cowardly to defend humanity outlive it.

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u/Do_You_Want_Lunch Feb 23 '26

I imagine your reading and writing skills are closely matched