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"They might be hostile. So lets send an army of robots to wipe them out." But if the army of robots fails, then they'll definitely be hostile. That's... putt
by AnimalMuppet 3y ago
"They might be hostile. So lets send an army of robots to wipe them out." But if the army of robots fails, then they'll definitely be hostile. That's... putting a lot of trust in your robots to win when faced with completely unknown conditions.
- jayGlow 3y agothe dark forest requires a relatively simple cheap and effective way of sterilizing a stat system. if there is an easy way to do that then a first strike becomes a more reasonable first contract option.
- jl6 3y agoHopefully there is no way to drop a contaminant into a star to affect its output. A +/-10% change in brightness over a sustained period would probably neutralize us.
- Enginerrrd 3y agoPlanetary bombardment is almost certainly going to be the cheaper option there. Less mass and energy overall. You will still have to accelerate it to a significant speed though.