The original text has a couple sentences noting bits that “aren’t actually important to the story, but are just necessary to make it a coherent world.” (i.e. it’s important the civilization needs to wait millions of years for the message to play out, and somehow you need to explain how society remains reasonably static while doing so)
Very interesting. Question: How does putting humans into cryonic suspension relate or contribute to the metaphor, if at all?
The original text has a couple sentences noting bits that “aren’t actually important to the story, but are just necessary to make it a coherent world.” (i.e. it’s important the civilization needs to wait millions of years for the message to play out, and somehow you need to explain how society remains reasonably static while doing so)
They know that they have to play the long game, and they want everyone to live to the simulation-breakout.