Maybe it's hard to confirm it for sure, but there's enough evidence now? There's great powers that can do that sort of thing in space, machine or not.
[Let it be known she has conflated every inch of their life here in a broad category called "space", whether it actually belongs in intergalactic sci-fi or not.]
I don't blame you for worrying at all, and it's not a totally unreasonable worry. But — nearly everything I've heard about these trips does sound like they play with a lot of illusions. Sometimes really ridiculous ones, or sometimes ones meant to hurt us. I don't know if that's on purpose or just part of its nature, but it happens here.
It's not a great thing to take comfort in, but I hope it helps sort some of this out.
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[Let it be known she has conflated every inch of their life here in a broad category called "space", whether it actually belongs in intergalactic sci-fi or not.]
I don't blame you for worrying at all, and it's not a totally unreasonable worry. But — nearly everything I've heard about these trips does sound like they play with a lot of illusions. Sometimes really ridiculous ones, or sometimes ones meant to hurt us. I don't know if that's on purpose or just part of its nature, but it happens here.
It's not a great thing to take comfort in, but I hope it helps sort some of this out.