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smallmancontrov 8 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: What do we do if SETI is successful?

That's a solid plot device and sounds like a fun story! It definitely doesn't pass the customs inspection for use in speculation about the real world, though.

atq2119 8 months ago [–]

FWIW, it's part of the plot of Andreas Eschbach's Lord of all Things. (IMHO one of his weaker novels, but weirdly one of the few that were translated into English)

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