/sci/ - Science & Math

>>3988490
If anything, it should be inside out; we should be an outwardly benign and enlightened society with tremendous hidden military capacity should first contact go badly. "walk quietly, but carry a big stick".

That means being prepared for total war (waged by machines that have undergone rapid simulated darwinian selection for strategic genius) while maintaining the ideal, gentle society on top of that. A fighting force needs something worth protecting, and at the same time the first face we show visitors must be the friendliest and most harmless we can muster. Only if they decide to take advantage of that kindness will they see the face beneath.

>>3857566
If I die, there are 152 more crew members and hundreds of applicants we cannot accommodate. The important thing is to open the seafloor to development, and clear a path for the pioneers waiting to settle it.