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That's only a problem if your own location is revealed. In the dark forest, everyone is hidden and attacks are anonymous.
by DennisP 6y ago
That's only a problem if your own location is revealed. In the dark forest, everyone is hidden and attacks are anonymous.
- webmaven 6y agoYeah, the anonymity aspect seemed a bit unrealistic, it only works in the book because of huge gulfs between the technology levels of civilizations (like literally unraveling subatomic particles and spacetime) that allow the use of weapons that cannot be mitigated by any means available. I'm not sure that given such a disparity, the first-strike strategy makes sense. Once you're experiencing an exponentially acceleration of technological progress, why bother wiping out anyone just starting out? They can't catch up. And if you're worried about civilizations more advanced than yours, why give them a potential clue to your location by attacking anyone else? Clearly, only civilizations that are quite close to your own capabilities can be a credible threat, and those are ones you don't have such an overwhelming advantage over.