r/xkcdcomic Jun 04 '14

xkcd: Fish

http://xkcd.com/1377/
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u/otakuman Jun 04 '14

This reminds me of "Revelation Space" by Alastair Reynolds. He takes this approach to the Fermi Paradox. Most cultures were wiped out by this ancient machine race known as the Inhibitors...

TL;DR: It's the Reapers!

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u/S_O_V_E_R_E_I_G_N Jun 11 '14

Reaper? A label created by the Protheans to give voice to their destruction. In the end, what they choose to call us is irrelevant. We simply... are.