"They Die Every Day" - by Erik Hoel
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An information hazard
"They die every day" An information hazard Erik Hoel Jul 14, 2025 369 58 42 Share Art for The Intrinsic Perspective is by Alexander Naughton “They die every day.” “What?” “Every day-night cycle, they die. Each time.” “I’m confused. Didn’t the explorator cogitator say they live up to one hundred planetary rotations around their sun?” “That’s what we’ve thought, because that’s what they themselves think. But it’s not true. They die every day.” “How could they die every day and still build a 0.72 scale civilization?” “They appear to be completely oblivious to it.” “To their death?” “Yes. And it g
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