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Les capsules du prof Lutz

@johncarlosbaez «If our civilization collapses, extraterrestrial archaeologists can look at this and be impressed. »

No. They'll get confused: «How a specie with so much technical knowledge could go instinct by killing their own ecosystems? Didn't they know? If only we made contact earlier» - 👽 (Google translated)

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DC Rat

@johncarlosbaez @lutzray You might be interested in reading A Half Built Garden.

Les capsules du prof Lutz

@sng Thx. Funny: I'm reading Ursula K. Le Guin and this link us.macmillan.com/books/9781250 presents Ruthanna Emrys as a literary descendent of her.

DC Rat

@lutzray She very much is a spiritual descendant of Le Guin, yes.

DC Rat

@lutzray @johncarlosbaez Aliens show up to try to save us from ourselves and stuff happens. See also “Rejoice, A Knife To The Heart”.

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Sadly, we are not all as intelligent as the people who made these devices. If only we were.

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