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Right, but that could probably be explained away as “Hah, they couldn’t figure out how to strike a deal with the ethereal being, but we have the best mystic in
by selestify 5y ago
Right, but that could probably be explained away as “Hah, they couldn’t figure out how to strike a deal with the ethereal being, but we have the best mystic in the tribe with us!”
I’m not saying the experts did a bad job at all. This is probably about the best you could do to communicate with a culture of unknown technological complexity, far off into the future. I’m just saying, as good as it might be, this communication is likely still pretty imperfect :)
- wongarsu 5y ago> Right, but that could probably be explained away as “Hah, they couldn’t figure out how to strike a deal with the ethereal being, but we have the best mystic in the tribe with us!” In a way that is true. You could in principle use the radiation from nuclear waste to do useful work (like generate electricity), but our sages haven't figured out a way to do so in a way that makes economic sense to us. The waste could be useful to a different civilization with better technology or worse natural resources.
- BitwiseFool 5y agoI wonder if fudging the truth and being less specific is actually better. "A terrible sickness is contained underground. It kills all who come close. We have done our best to contain it so it does not kill you, our children. We have hidden it. It is very deep. You are safe if you do not dig."