Another declassified study shows the Air Force misled the public in the 1950s about UFOs to conceal the CIA’s spy plane testing.

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    Dark Forest hypothesis is the most paranoid and pessimistic explanation of Fermi’s Paradox. It got huge traction worldwide after it was the topic of otherwise excellent book by Chinese sci-fi author Liu Cixin.

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      Right, I knew this stuff. But what did you mean by

      by a Chinese writer of all people.

      Should Chinese authors “peddle” more optimistic baseless theories instead or what?

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        Yes, i would expect them write more in line of socialist sci-fi tradition instead of typical american doomer settings. Sci-fi genre is utterly oversaturated with darkness already.