mcow comments on Three Worlds Decide (5/8) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: mcow 04 February 2009 05:53:00AM 0 points [-]

Aleksei, what they'd gain from keeping up the illusion is the knowledge of where the rest of humanity is. They have to coordinate their attack so that the humans don't have a chance to cut off the rest of their starline network. If the humans figure out what's up, they can mess up the short-term plans of the SH, even if they can't win an all out war.