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Liu Cixin’s *Three Body* Trilogy: The Dark Forest, Death's End

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When I hear Peter Thiel saying that we can imagine the future with the help of science fiction, I feel that Liu Cixin's Three Body Trilogy is what he means.

Liu Cixin’s Three Body series is a science fiction trilogy that offers a vision of optimistic determinism. I enjoyed the first two books, and thought to record some thoughts on the series as a whole, with spoilers kept to a minimum. As usual, my posts on books focus on the ideas I found most striking. The most important idea: When I hear Peter Thiel saying that we can imagine the future with the help of science fiction, this is the kind of story I feel he means. The series emphasizes the importance of interiority and independent thinking. It presents a blueprint for how technology can advance,

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