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Horror story (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)

submitted 4 months ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/science_memes/p/823862/horror-story

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[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I think the worst would be that they were one or two steps ahead, suggesting that the Great Filter is ahead of us.

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[–] grueling_spool@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I was thinking the implication would be that we have already reached the filter without understanding it, and our destruction is imminent.

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[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 2 points 4 months ago

If we've only reached it yes, but the best news would be that we just passed it

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