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[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Andy Weir (author of The Martian and others) once wrote a short story called The Egg that was kinda similar in premise (though obviously not as a meme). You can read it here It's maybe a 5 minute read, very good

[–] deft@lemmy.wtf 8 points 2 years ago

This is sorta what I believe. Consciousness is something we don't understand and it connects us all.

I think truthfully we are just the universe trying to understand what is happening to itself. We are the actual panicked screaming in real time

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