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wcmagumba

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2. We need some benevolent alien overlords to slap us silly...

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 10:47 PM

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood%27s_End

Edit: The Overlords weren't actually as benevolent as they seemed in the beginning of the story. They were here to prepare Earth for destruction and its residents to lose their individuality and become part of some universal consciousness...doesn't sound that fun to me...

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I think the world could change overnight.... [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Thursday OP

Putin, the one who won't be named, and your third? hlthe2b Thursday #1

We need some benevolent alien overlords to slap us silly... wcmagumba Thursday #2

Who's the third one, Disaffected Thursday #3

bibi. niyad Friday #8

That was my first thought, too yliza Friday #9

I'd up the number a little. Maybe 6 or 700? Whyisthisstillclose Thursday #4

Musk? Nevilledog Thursday #5

Xi. Dave Bowman Thursday #6

No but maybe it rhymes x 2 ? Captain Zero Friday #7

"EOL"--- gonna make me google it? Jack Valentino Friday #10

End of Life (EOL) hlthe2b Friday #12

If it happens overnight canetoad Friday #11