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Reminds me of The Great Silence by Ted Chiang, a short story written from the point of view of a parrot inhabiting the tropical forests of costa Rica : "The hu
by aaaxyz 5y ago
Reminds me of The Great Silence by Ted Chiang, a short story written from the point of view of a parrot inhabiting the tropical forests of costa Rica :
"The humans use Arecibo to look for extraterrestrial intelligence. Their desire to make a connection is so strong that they've created an ear capable of hearing across the universe.
But I and my fellow parrots are right here. Why aren't they interested in listening to our voices?
We're a nonhuman species capable of communicating with them. Aren't we exactly what humans are looking for?"
https://vimeo.com/195588827 https://vimeo.com/195588827
- op03 5y ago"The purpose of a system is what it does"
- ema 5y agoThere are plenty of people who do pay attention to parrots. I'm sure they will tell the rest of us when the parrots got anything interesting to say.
- chrisweekly 5y agoAwesome short story by arguably the form's greatest living master. Highly recommended!