![]() ![]() ![]() The precise location of the two worlds is still a mystery. From the information that has been sent out, all that can be learned is the distance between Earth and Trisolaris, and their general heading in the Milky Way. Humanity has not yet transmitted information about the exact position of Earth and the Solar System into the universe. But those shouts alone can’t be used to determine the child’s location. “But in this dark forest, there’s a stupid child called humanity, who has built a bonfire and is standing beside it shouting, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’” Luo Ji said. Shi Qiang lit another cigarette, if only to have a bit of light. It’s the explanation for the Fermi Paradox.” This is the picture of cosmic civilization. An eternal threat that any life that exposes its own existence will be swiftly wiped out. If he finds other life-another hunter, an angel or a demon, a delicate infant or a tottering old man, a fairy or a demigod-there’s only one thing he can do: open fire and eliminate them. The hunter has to be careful, because everywhere in the forest are stealthy hunters like him. Every civilization is an armed hunter stalking through the trees like a ghost, gently pushing aside branches that block the path and trying to tread without sound. I have The Dark Forest on the Kindle, so I looked up how this is explained in the book (spoilers, obvs): This is the Dark Forest solution to the Fermi paradox. Maybe the civilizations that attracted attention in the past were wiped away by invisible arrows. ![]() #Kurzgesagt narrator full#Maybe it’s full of civilizations but they are hiding from each other. We want to call out and reveal ourselves to anyone watching but that could be the last thing we ever do. We desperately want to know if we are alone in the Milky Way. (Forgive the comma splices they were in the subtitles).Inspired by the second book in Liu Cixin’s excellent Three-Body Problem trilogy, Kurzgesagt made a video about the Dark Forest solution to the Fermi paradox.Ĭonfronted with the seemingly empty universe, humanity faces a dilemma. We simplified an idea so much, that it made a great story, but became distorting. In both of, we didn't try to present a balanced perspective, but instead chose a take and ran with it.Īnd in regards to their Addiction video specifically:Īddiction is far from solved, and our videos should have reflected that, instead of taking one side. Here's the reason why, in a quote from said video: I will stand behind my view that the meat video doesn't meet the standards they are claiming in their trust video. And that's a shame, because when combined with the misleading information it really undermines the legitimate reasons why one should limit their meat consumption! The section of the video using these sources loses any sense of impartiality because they begin to argue for a specific moral viewpoint. I would consider those sources to be biased. About a quarter of the sources (not including the extra reading section) were from animal rights organizations. It's funny you mention sources, because after re-watching this video I checked the sources for the meat video. Perhaps doubling down was too strong a phrase, but they (very quickly, as part of a list) did say that they are sticking behind it's conclusion. We already produce more than enough food to feed the world - the problem is that we aren't 100% good at ensuring everyone has access to it. They later state the world could feed billions more people if we stopped producing meat, but that's not even a real argument. Water used by livestock doesn't just disappear, it gets recycled. But that isn't an argument to stop eating meat - it's an argument to stop producing meat in areas with local freshwater shortages. One of the more specific arguments they use is how livestock requires much more water than plants. Their video on meat is a perfect example. I have also noticed that they sometimes use scientific findings to support their narrative, but are actually part of a much more complicated argument. It's largely because the animation is distracting and the even tone the narrator speaks in makes it difficult to tell which words are important. I find it difficult to get meaningful information from their videos. I can't speak for but from the few Kurzgesagt videos I've seen have been off in a way I can't quite describe. ![]()
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