Daniel

“The universe is a dark forest. 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. Even breathing is done with care. The hunter has to be careful, because everywhere in the forest are stealthy hunters like him. 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. In this forest, hell is other people. An eternal threat that any life that exposes its own existence will be swiftly wiped out. This is the picture of cosmic civilization. It’s the explanation for the Fermi Paradox.”
― Liu Cixin, The Dark Forest

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”
― Kevin Alfred Strom

“This is the essence of the Agricultural Revolution: the ability to keep more people alive under worse conditions.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“Den tunga röda solen sänker sig långsamt bakom horisonten. Tillsammans med solen dör också vi. Vi har ingen ålder, vårt liv är en dag långt. Vi föds som spädbarn i gryningen, vi är vuxna kring lunch och dör på kvällen. Vi jäktar, flänger omkring och lever upp livet. Idag är vi redan åldringar. Vi är 22 timmar och 15 minuter gamla.”
― Arkadij Babtjenko