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I still don’t understand how they got to earth so fast?

Isn't that sophon also responsible for unfolding and becoming the eye (not done in book so was confused)?

The real reason also was that they wanted to keep humans "silent" so that they could take over us and take our resources before "another" civilization beat them to it. Imagine a group of native indians came to Europe earlier and wanted to "co-exist" the Europeans would see an entire continent full of minerals and arable lands for the taking with the native population being lesser developed than them. They could come over, dominate and extract precious resources before other colonial powers could beat them to it. Look at how the french fought the english for colonies all over the world for example. Why do you think countries were sponsoring people like Magellan and Columbus? They wanted to discover the undiscovered lands and claim them in the name of their colonial empire first. The Trisolarans were in this colonial race as well because they only find out through Sophons and human collaborators that humans have only heard back from them only so they would stunt our scientific growth by killing our best scientists with Sophons interfering with their brains or indoctrinating them to be pro Tri Solaran so that advanced sciences would halt or be more controlled by their followers. This is was just interstellar colonization 101.

You are leaving out the real objective of the Staircase project that thankfully was covered in the show as well. It's an effort for all countries to show that they have the capacity to come together for a common goal and that their true purpose for sending the human brain into space was to distract the sophons while they build a particle accelerator on the moon to cause long term disruption to the Sophons. It would also allow them to rally the UN's best countries to establish a moon base proper from where they would start to build a massive fleet of warships that would in a few hundred years confront the Trisolarans in the book. Operation Staircase is just a proof of concept to show what united governments of mankind can acheive and keeps them focused.

Sounds a lot like the plots in HFY where the ailens recognize humanity's potential for destruction when pushed too far.

The Sophonity in Endless Spaceee

Great video but ya'll youngsters gotta learn that vocal fry aint sexy.

You mean that art imitates life? Our perception of reality is tampered with by advertising on a daily basis. All to keep us docile, trained consumers. Truth is stranger than fiction.

My one and only major complaint with the show is that: you can "purchase" a star for fifty quid. Fifty bucks. Maybe it's 100 now. But they're selling them for $20 million? Whatever I was happy to see Dan and Dave redeem themselves a little tho I will never forget. I can NEVER forgive them.

If suspension of disbelief exist, it's to be used. Trying to explain everything only leads to further confusion

Actually I think the restraint was bc of guardian civilizations that cloak themselves in such superior advancement that they can see or use more dimensions and unthinkable abilities. So I'm thinking they don't need to provoke those guardians who look out for intelligent lifeforms building their advancement slowly and not destroying others. Like Singers civilization.

I wouldn't say they are type 2, more like type 1, 'cause if they were type 2, they'd already have colonies in other solar systems and wouldn't need to resort to conquering another planet.

I wish I could dm this to @carykh

The resoning about the sophons is bonkers. If the cancer rate simply increased no one ever would have recognised it as a 2D whatever alien invasion... Humans would have simply struggled to stop it and died out, without erradicating anything.

Dark forest hypothesis?

I’ve been interested in the 3 body problem but what a surprise to see that you’re also an Ai enthusiast. Incredible and well done

Thanks a lot for the clear and precise explanation!

I have a separate question - wade says the purpose of sending a human to the San-ti is so we can learn about them to know how to defeat them, but how would our human even communicate to us on earth to tell us anything? Like would he have to hack the San-ti’s sophon or something? lol

It's called MAD. Mutually assured destruction.

Video was great - One question I would love to hear your thoughts on is can you do a video on how whats going on with the actual alien phenomena that is being revealed through declassified dod footage might relate to this awesome series

I'm still more worried about an earth-bound nutter hitting the "spam ICBMs" button

The Kardashev Scale, which aims to measure the technological advancement of a civilization based on its ability to harness and utilize energy, is indeed flawed and misleading. Its premise, which solely relies on the production and usage of energy, fails to capture the complexity and multidimensional nature of technological progress. Firstly, the Kardashev Scale oversimplifies the notion of advancement by reducing it to a one-dimensional metric, energy consumption. However, technological progress encompasses a broad spectrum of factors, including scientific knowledge, technological innovations, societal organization, and cultural development, among others. Reducing this multifaceted concept to a single variable is an oversimplification that obscures the intricate dynamics of societal evolution. Secondly, the scale assumes a linear progression in energy consumption, which may not necessarily align with the reality of technological development. Advancements in energy efficiency, renewable sources, and alternative forms of energy could potentially decouple technological progress from ever-increasing energy consumption, rendering the scale obsolete or misleading. Furthermore, the Kardashev Scale fails to account for the qualitative aspects of technological progress, such as the ethical and sustainable use of resources, the preservation of the environment, and the overall well-being of a civilization. A society that prioritizes these factors may be considered more advanced than one that solely focuses on energy consumption, regardless of its position on the Kardashev Scale. Additionally, the scale does not consider the potential for technological singularities or paradigm shifts that could drastically alter the trajectory of a civilization's development. For instance, the emergence of advanced artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, or quantum computing could render the current understanding of energy consumption irrelevant, rendering the Kardashev Scale obsolete. In light of these shortcomings, it is evident that the Kardashev Scale needs to be redefined or supplemented with a more comprehensive framework that accounts for the multidimensional nature of technological progress. This framework should incorporate factors such as scientific knowledge, societal organization, cultural development, ethical considerations, and the potential for disruptive technological breakthroughs. Only then can we truly gauge the advancement of a civilization in a holistic and meaningful manner.

Biggest unbelieveable detail is a night in the UK being clear enough for you to see the stars blink!

There is no explanation. It's just for plot convenience and plot development. As there isn't any technological limits in the 3BP the author must cook up some strife even if there can never be one. The Trisolarans could just easily focus on researching livable and sustainable biospheres and nuke earth to solve all their problems, but instead they choose to play with their food.

Yeah, I completely understood every thing you said from watching the show. They even tell the humans this, telling them how much faster the Humans advanced than they did based on the instability of their home. They literally say "You will pass us well before the fleet arrives." And the Sophons are not the droplet, they are literally AI machines, How would they actually destroy humanity "physically". It's a stupid question honestly that is trying to avoid the rules of the world as they have been established...This is an issue with how dumb a viewer might be, not the show...

And what does this have to do with the three body problem?

THANK YOU!!! The show left me so confused

Drag in the vacuum of space 😅

I thought these “Sophons” were the same as from Endless Space 2

Hi thank you for this informative video series. Its really filling in the gaps in knowledge I have from having not read the books before the netflix series. I wanted to ask if you are using AI voice over and if so what software/service you are using. Its very natural sounding

In the book the sophon technology is explained that it is a modified Meson particle device in 2 dimensions which made it impossible to be detected. By human standards. The Meson communicated the information via Quantum Entanglement. All though the purpose of the Sophons is the same it wasn't exaggeratedly OP and illustrated like in the show. The point of the sophons is to scout and sabotage the humans as much as possible to deter any form of retaliation of their invasion. It's as if the producers of the show are not down to earth with the book and want to put their own spin on the story which can potentially be disrespectful to the main source material. If the sophons are as advanced in the show were they could manipulate spacetime in multiple dimensions then the point of the main premise will be contrived. The point of the Trsolarians sending the sophons is to give time since they cannot travel more than the speed of light given their current warp technology but since they can do this "space techy dimensional thingy" would you not think they can warp space to a greater degree and just teleport an entire planet destroying armada and invade Earth? Story over.

A type 1 civilization literally is able to control their planet environment,you’re saying the contrary,you’re literally contradicting the whole point of a type 1

0:55 isn’t that only on the book?also its at night and in the series there are no guards,nano fiber is just hoping the disk survives also 50 cm is also only on the book in the series it’s like 20 cm which is much more

Never put humans too far to the point they got nothing to lose...

Guys, I know how to defeat the Tri-souri... " ." Thank you for reading.

I loved the show

1:51 no it wouldn't. Nothing surpasses the speed of light in any reference frame. This is why length contraction occurs.

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I wonder if the act of a group attacking another group on of itself would pose a threat of exposure to the greater dark forest.

Well its like the cosmic radiation we experience from muon decay in the atmosphere every second. The detector on earth would be destroyed in 2 microseconds instead of 35 microseconds due to time dilation.

1. didn’t get why they travel at 1% of light sped for being so advanced as to create a sophon. 2. Also found the Oxford 5 characters motivation all over the place in the show- salacar is traumatic from using nanotechnology in Panama but doesn’t see the wider impact of aliens coming over, instead of helping further ; wade may be a terrible boss / person - if she could do better, she should step up and help solve the problem 3. Couldn’t santi find another place in the universe to live? 4. Didn’t get the ending with the rocket launch with one of the Oxford 5 on it failing and wade whispering something into the physicists ear? 5. If a person whispered something into someone’s ears and covered with the palms - could sophons still know what it was?

Sophons are basically the alien version of tiktok... Destroying future science 😅

On one hand, tney dont make sense because you could easily 'trap' a Sophon using the Strong Nuclear Force but, in the other hand, Sophons should be capable of sterilising us since they can affect the atoms which make up ohr DNA.

Humanity is a trap. There are a few issues with the concepts presented. One primary issue is that the first communication is with a pacifist. That pacifist threatened that we would be conquered. Considering the nature of the Trisolaraians evolution, it is unlikely that they faced any of the dangers that humans evolved under. The scientist who made contact with the Trisolaraians did so out of exasperation with human cruelty. The beings who are traveling towards Earth have never fought anyone but each other, as have we. I think the vast majority of predators on this planet would be a serious problem for the Trisolaraians, let alone humanity. Humans are vicious, brutal, creative and murderous. Having said that, we are also tribal and factional. My own tribe/faction will align with whomever is willing to do away with authoritarianism, subjugation and rape. My faction doesn't require human DNA for membership. Just adherence to the principles of self-ownership, not initiating violence, though responding to violence in kind, in excess, immediately.

New S.E.A.F Stratagem looking good.

I feel like they couldve done more to hamper communication. Taking down electrical grids or destroying cell towers.

If the sophons can affect nuclear processes as depicted, they're already are moving faster than light. Also, if they can somehow block out all the stars for everyone at the same time, they're certainly affecting macroscopic objects.

C-fractional bombardment does not work. At .8c interstellar gas matter and particle density results in a radiation bombardment of about 10 Watt/ cm^2 surface area which causes constant abrasion and irradiation, and a dust impact of roughly 50kg TNT/ cm^2/ second on the missile. The math is rather simple and the density values for gas and particles well known. The missile would be ground down within a couple of light hours and woul be widely visible due to the thermal emissios, it would be whitehot.

Ah, I think not including the "apparent position" in the sequence starting at 1:08 was a missed opportunity. Especially after reading the comment section which seems full of those failing to grasp this!

You have to have more sensors farther out, like a defense grid of sensors.