The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

<p>In his sci-fi trilogy&nbsp;<em>The Three Body Problem</em>, author Liu Cixin presents the dark forest theory of the universe.</p> <p>When we look out into space, the theory goes, we&rsquo;re struck by its silence. It seems like we&rsquo;re the only ones here. After all, if other forms of life existed, wouldn&rsquo;t they show themselves? Since they haven&rsquo;t, we assume there&rsquo;s no one else out there.</p> <p>Liu invites us to think about this a different way.</p> <p><a href="https://ystrickler.medium.com/the-dark-forest-theory-of-the-internet-7dc3e68a7cb1"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>