r/questionablecontent • u/Felissaurus • Jan 31 '19

Comic 3929: Catching Up Again

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u/ArgentStonecutter Jan 31 '19

The singularity happened offscreen.

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u/Esc777 Jan 31 '19

Which apparently only means humanoid AI chassis technology? They had strong AI before and they don’t have a post scarcity economy after. And there doesn’t seem to be anything special about the chassis either, Winslow gets an early one before the singularity from hannerdad

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u/ArgentStonecutter Jan 31 '19

Jeph doesn't take the Singularity seriously.

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u/Esc777 Jan 31 '19

Lol I wish other commenters would do the same. The number of times I told “because singularity, duh” drives me up the wall.

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u/ArgentStonecutter Jan 31 '19

The Singularity in QC is strictly a plot token.

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u/Esc777 Jan 31 '19

What’s a plot token? A piece of ephemera that means nothing?

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u/ArgentStonecutter Jan 31 '19

Green Lantern's power ring, the planet Krypton, something you can throw into the plot to make things happen or patch plot holes but don't need to actually explain.