Absolutely agree, Quinn is a great narrator

Hell yes.

He should be a professor, he is better spoken and has better formatted logic, than the fools with make believe degrees at my daughters college.

I swear, sometimes I just queue a bunch of his videos while I'm working because I want his voice in the background!

Hell the fuck yess I agree!

You have understood the core ideas of the Dark Forest theory very well.

@@tjw2469 he has unlike some people complaining why kill other civilizations

Or the policeman may be corrupted.

See, this is the problem I have with the dark forest analogy: the fact that there is no policeman, there is no way out, and the night never ends changes the dynamic in ways I think most people gloss over. It means that hunkering down IS A POOR STRATEGY. Why? Because it *guarantees* one of two outcomes: (1) you are eventually found by a dangerous entity, even if it takes millions of years, or (2) you die. Not necessarily of old age, or even running out of resources because you can't really move, but eventually, even just due to mishap (that's why if we were immortal it is calculated that the estimated lifespan of humans would be only 1000 years; being healthy doesn't save you if your brakes go out and you get decapitated in an auto accident.) So even if it looks like simply hunkering down quietly--forever--might be the optimal strategy, if you want to avoid BOTH of those options,, you MUST do something else. You need to figure out a better option, and realistically, I think too many people are just enthralled with the horror of the idea to have spent much time contemplating alternative options..

Written like an anxious autist. Why wouldn’t you want to find those who will help? Even at the risk of running into something dangerous? It’s none sense to run given the situation.

I wished they had focused more on the aliens or given a better description of the other species being eaten by a sheet was a serious letdown

I JUST wrapped up Death’s End a week ago too! Check out Redemption of Time to keep getting your fix. Note: there’s a very controversial proposition within.

@@mehunlanghynniewta4748 yea, I want to know more about Singer and the 2nd fleet battle.

@@lorrinkim2274 isn't that unofficial fan fiction? Regardless, just ordered 👌

@@jabonny It was apparently authorized by Cixin Liu himself, so it's an optional semi-official book.

It definitely took a direction I was not expecting towards the end.

The second book is hard to read for me, since it is not as thrill as the first one. But this channel's spoiler had motivated me and thank for that i have finished it. Great story.

I found it being read on KZfaq, in 2 parts! Im anit halfway through, for thre exact reason you said!

Same here. I'm reading the dark forest right now :D

I’m in the exact same boat! What a great channel

I just finished the series and read along with the audible. The books get progressively wilder!

Almost... everyone in China knows that it is a tragic event. When I read it. I went "ah" and nodded because he's probably doing it for the sake of his publishing right in China.

@@NoSTs123 in fact. The Chinese version do have the part about the cultural evolution. if it had not the part about the cultural evolution,how to understand the story.

just wait to see the same thing, the culture revolution, happened in all western countries. They are on the earlier stages right now.

@@boshenzhang4399 文化大革命的错误，是中国政府承认的严重错误并写在教科书历史书。每个中国人都知道的一段历史，大量电视剧电影反应了那个文化大革命时期的荒唐。这在中国大陆并不是禁止的话题

Chinese people should stop listening Cultural Revolution from westerners. Because for them, broken China is a gift.

does it get good? im at the start where we are somewhere in china about revelution and i struggle to find the sense in this

@@billcipher801 Oh please tell me you didn't stop. It's the greatest book ever and the most thrilling. It will change the way you think about the universe. Yes the bit in China is very important.

no i didnt stop i just kept on reading and after i finished the first book i cant wait to read the other 2 .Im glad i kept on@@bobhawke7373

Yeah I agree with this. I'm a hardcore Dune fan so I obviously prefer his Dune content but every single video he posts is a banger. I picked up the Hyperion Saga because of Quinn and will eventually pick up The Three Body Problem

can u elaborate on that

@@madmonk4214 fr… that is quite the statement

It basically states that meaning will constantly upgrade in scale. The freeing of the individual might just be a step towards a larger reuinuon of human meaning. From racial disputes to planetary disputes, to solar to galactical. There is always a reason to learn more, expand in consciousness and to fight for our survival, as we evolve the threats will become larger and harder to deal with, we constantly need better stories and better motives and goals, there is no time to be nihilists, if we want to survive thenthe only path is infinite expansion... Thats my take

And is just a cave .

@@r3fus32d13 it's great you have taken this away from reading this series & thinking about the themes & possibilities of our universe The capacity for variety & novelty & mutation & the interactions of nature, nurture, technology & societal power structure pressures all points to continuing conflict & competition for resources & wealth & power over others. This already extends to other species & planet earth itself. Surely future struggles against alien intelligence will occur & the life cycles of survival continue to expand Maybe at some point a cleansing of sorts occurs with the intention simply more power to the elite & less resistance & autonomy to the oppressed Or do the elite simply genetically engineer themselves towards enhanced intelligence, physical attributes & extended life with consciousness then uploaded or transferred to an eternal domain or network linked to suns & energy sources of the universe Modern techno Buddhism for the masses & only the elite evolve at the edge of the envelope Or do robots take the place of worker bee humans? There is hope, but there is always potential for destruction, torture, death & despair, it's simply the nature of the energy systems of our universe. Create compete,, consume, destroy, recycle, recreating endless cycles of life & death with varying levels of energy, sophistication & consciousness Survival demands creation & destruction & perpetual renewal & refreshing of energy cycles Nihilism is perhaps best viewed as a starting point when seeing beyond the many pyramid structures that aim to keep us mostly silent, obedient & somewhat shackled Everything on Earth will die at some point as far as we know - once the sun begins to die & expand & engulf the Earth In the meantime people can indulge in nihilism & escapism & hedonism or religion or addiction or whatever it is that gives them hope or respite or aligns with their values, purpose & whatever gives meaning to their life, from farmer & family member to disabled & aspiring dictators - almost anything goes in this crazy universe

I second this, please read and review the spinoff book also

I certainly purchased all three books because of his recommendations.

The only thing keeping me from the spin off is that they described the tri solains.... i got my ideas and i doubt a third party autor can shed more light or answer any question... ROEP is a perfect thought experiment

It's because of Quinn that I read the Hyperion Trilogy, which I loved. The series had a few loopholes and left a few important a few questions unanswered, but it also introduced me to unforgettable, complicated characters and truly unique horrors. So now, thanks to Quinn, I'm going to see what else I can find out about The Three Body Problem.

Confirmed - I just got the Audiobook for Three-Body Problem because of Quinn

From what I've heard about these books, it seems like the author is a total psychopath.

@@bafflestrike2358 u spelt super mindbending genius wrong

Acho bem simples os conceitos nada de novo

@@bafflestrike2358 Read them. He clearly is not. He is only describing human nature and takes some cosmic theories & speculations to a logic conclusion, based on these speculations. The existential horror and terror people feel when reading those books only reveals their selfcentered thinking. Yes, there can be human cultures quite different from our culture and yes, we as individuals and/or our current civilization are NOT the center of the universe. Not even the center or even climax of human history. We just are. Right now. Nothing more, but especially nothing less :)

And the speculation that some alien race even going so far as to use "the foundation of mathematics" as a weapon. I can't even begin to comprehend how's that gonna work lol, my best guess is that it can somehow alter/warp reality by screwing up the laws of mathematics, tho I can't still comprehend or imagine the tools the alien would use to pull that off

I second this!

I must disagree with you here. Although in the title of this video it does say ALMOST no spoilers, at 1:30 the narrator confirms the existence of the alien civilization! As someone who has not read the books and was watching the Chinese series, I enjoyed the suspense and ambiguity of possible "first contact" up until that point. I consider this revelation (in this video) a MAJOR spoiler.

nice rec

interesting thx. i read blood music by bear, his first novel, and it was a mind blower. a fearless mind blower, highest rec for it. 🎉

I love Greg Bear's work. It's definitely a type of sci-fi from a different era. Take care and happy reading! 😎☮

And I've read and love this book series.