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[SEQ RERUN] The Baby-Eating Aliens (1/8)

5 Post author: MinibearRex 13 February 2013 05:29AM

Today's post, The Baby-Eating Aliens (1/8) was originally published on 30 January 2009. A summary (taken from the LW wiki):

 

Future explorers discover an alien civilization, and learns something unpleasant about their civilization.


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Comments (4)

Comment author: Nectanebo 14 February 2013 12:21:23AM *  3 points [-]

I really enjoyed reading Three Worlds Collide back when I was first exposed to LessWrong, it's still one of those pieces of writing I often end up recommending to people. It tends to be received fairly well.

Comment author: Mestroyer 14 February 2013 09:12:00AM 1 point [-]

Me too, but the part with legal rape doesn't always go over so well.

Comment author: Furcas 14 February 2013 02:37:45AM 2 points [-]

This is still the best thing ever. I wish Eliezer would post more of his fiction.

Comment author: FiftyTwo 13 February 2013 10:39:43PM 1 point [-]

A link to this story (from tvtropes I think) was what first got me into lesswrong. Wonder how many other people that is true for.