The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

Re:The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet by beat on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @05:12PM (#19975111)

Sure, there's some prior art. But it's not necessary or relevant to cite the prior art when talking about a specific work. If you read carefully, you'll find I didn't claim he was the originator, because duh.

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Re:The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet by ethbro on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @06:19PM (#19975725)

I was taking issue with the medium post.

"In his sci-fi trilogy The Three Body Problem, author Liu Cixin presents the dark forest theory of the universe."

"Liu invites us to think about this a different way."

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Re:The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet by mikeash on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @08:19PM (#19976508)

I don’t see that as implying he came up with the idea. They’re just referencing a recent use of it with a catchy name.

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Re:The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet by ethbro on Thursday May 23, 2019 @09:20PM (#19997645)

A singular name. It would have been pretty simple to be clear with "and others." Instead, the obvious conclusion drawn by any reader is that the idea is the principle creation of the only author mentioned.

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Re:The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet by pnongrata on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @07:52AM (#19980128)

Both quotes are true. He never says the author created the theory.

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Re:The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet by c0vfefe on Thursday May 23, 2019 @08:02AM (#19990864)

"Present" ≠ "invent."

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