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Horror story (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/science_memes/p/823862/horror-story

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[โ€“] grueling_spool@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The most terrifying thing we could actually find on Mars? Ruins of an ancient proto-human civilisation that had reached a similar level of technological advancement to our own.

[โ€“] VonReposti@feddit.dk 2 points 9 hours ago

I think the worst would be that they were one or two steps ahead, suggesting that the Great Filter is ahead of us.