Best HFY Sci-Fi Stories: Aint That A Kick In The Head...

[@firespawn01]

Oh no. They think we're cute! They will send out their tall, vampire elf mommies to harvest our precious bodily fluids!

[@Neeb-tt9hn]

💀

[@UmarWazir]

Lady Demitriscu Redux

[@homoerectus6953]

will there be spanking? asking for a friend.

[@cheddar_boss]

They can start with my fluids.

[@pinkishfish6640]

That old black and white movie about ww(2?) Most Tumblr comment I've seen in a while

[@chaosfriedeggz6014]

The thing is, all this was planned. The first conversation was made so that they will be humiliated and be unable to deny their problems, it also most likely sped up the strikes and revolt as well. The ship's mere presence and the knowledge that someone had gone through this problem too helped plenty. All they had to do now is watch and see if there are any good people in power who will ask for help and the human in charge will guide them but let them walk on their own.

[@jddunebuggy]

Better to have been an ice fisherman on Europa than to have meddled in the politics of the galaxy.

[@nocount7517]

The game was rigged from the start.

[@Fikoj]

*gets shot in the head twice* God: would you lose? Nah I’d max endurance

[@dalemorgan8263]

_I don't want to set the world on fire..._

[@maxxcrafting7519]

R/beatmetoit

[@idcgaming518]

Play that guitar, play it again, my johnny.

[@lalalabob1938]

Yesssss you get it

[@Talon1124]

The way is lit. The path is clear. We need now, only the strength to follow it. Remind yourself, however, that overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer.

[@theliegeoflettuce854]

Hey, which Arisen lost their pawn?

[@ReptillianStrike]

His quotes are so fucking memorable.

[@Arlington0588]

​@@ReptillianStrikedarkest dungeon narrator/ancestor

[@stkygrnz]

I have been obsessed with this channel for about two weeks now. and listen to a couple hours of stories each night before heading to bed. This story is by far my favorite out of all that I have listened to thus far. I like this version of humanity very much! It has a little bit of the great filter story line in it, along with a slight hint of the Prime Directive from Star Trek. If our species ever actually makes it into space, this is exactly how I hope humans would act if this situation arose.

[@kathylecluyse7820]

Could someone send that Frank character to us/here/now? Kicks in the head are way overdue.

[@orionrick6171]

What a revolutionary use for all those light poles.

[@mattstrandquist2148]

Whomp whomp. XD

[@AszBlaster1802]

Big iron intensifies

[@hvghost]

We are about to get kicked in the head soon (from reality). But the sci-fi part is the "safety net" we do not actually have it.

[@MsDogleaf]

Yeah I hope it gets fixed

[@BruceBowman-wz9or]

Thank you for a great story. I thank you a wide range of stories.

[@ethancarlson2871]

I thought for just a moment, that this was going to be a “boot to the head” reference.

[@McKavian]

Tai Kwan Leep?

[@theengagedfew]

@@McKavian Or the "Reading of The Will" one.

[@McKavian]

@@theengagedfew I don't know that one. Same group? Do you have a link?

[@theengagedfew]

@@McKavian kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKimY52FiM9rrrc

[@norneaernourn8240]

Damn Frank is savage AF.

[@Del-Moss]

We are under session, we can't just have Holy shit!

[@MetalheadAndNerd]

So the humans couldn't find any other sentient race in the galaxy but decided to post a war fleet in the system to protect it from the galaxy?

[@МстиславКоряков]

The fact that room looks empty doesnt mean there is no monsters in the closet

[@bluefmi]

"So the humans couldn't find any other sentient race in the galaxy but decided to post a war fleet in the system to protect it from the galaxy?" a society in turmoil, seeing beings much more powerful than them (because they have a stable society and more tech and had more time to develop and build huge ships) might be inclined to swing towards a military dictatorship, out of fear from the big bad universe IMO, that could be a good decision, to tell them to dial down the military and concentrate on the economic and societal problems because they were already in the ropes, so they had to cut spending on something and the military is a good option if someone else defends you looking at it another way, there is no guarantee that the human said the truth when he implied that the rest of the galaxy was empty

[@ReptillianStrike]

Protection from other human factions. Or space pirates.

[@gabrielsfilms2086]

other humans exist, other 7 now dead sapients could have signs of dying from other aliens etc

[@valtiel2589]

oooo this one ruffled feathers :) hehehehe thx for narrating my silly scribbling :)

[@DrgnLdyLizzie2001]

Thanks for writing it!

[@christophercombs7561]

I mean its not wrong lying is one of the gravest threats to our society

[@michaelmay9655]

Did the fella in the story even take Mein Kampf off the book first? I pray it was intended as a horror story.

[@christophercombs7561]

@michaelmay9655 the guy who wrote mein kampf loved BOTH lying corrupt politicians and hated free markets

[@valtiel2589]

@@michaelmay9655 i genuinely wish i could once, just ONCE, even vaguely dance around ANY political or vaguely political topic with one of YOU trashbag socialists citing the work of a crazed pot smoking carpet chewing house painter. JUST ONCE. christ alfucking mighty. PLEASE get another scapegoat? the one you gots getting a bit old.

[@idcgaming518]

How lucky can one man be, I kissed her and she kissed me.

[@DrgnLdyLizzie2001]

Like the sailor said, quote, "Ain't that a hole in the boat?"

[@Krazykal]

When you run across a story that actually needs to be played over every single channel.

[@miked.9364]

Well it sure isn't this one.

[@Krazykal]

I'm gonna just assume you didn't actually listen to the story, or don't have the ability to disseminate life lessons from things you see or hear around yourself. Either way everyone gets their own opinion.

[@nickkozak4763]

@@Krazykalor he is disagreeing with you because. HE AINT AN IDIOT! also think of our current government of the USA and see how many disagree all the time.

[@miked.9364]

@@Krazykal you talk life lessons...when you should be looking at reality lessons. There are lessons that work fine(?) in a college class 'environment'. Then there is reality. That saying, "Those that fail, teach." Has tremndous value. Why haven't you wondered why there is such a drastic different view of reality in a college environment compared to, well, actual reality?

[@brianbarber5401]

@@miked.9364because I’m college, you tend to think that people are trying to improve things, since you’re there to improve yourself. After college, you discover that all too often, the people that have money and power got it by being absolute bastards to everyone.

[@michaelmay9655]

Sounds like he gave him Mein Kampf with the title scribbled off. Terrifying what some people see as logical and realistic. "The next page said put all the 'bad' people in one place...who's 'bad'?...answer just says 'yes'."

[@McKavian]

More like Machavelli's The Prince.

[@Mariusweeddeath]

Or the Communist Manifesto. Or it could be a mix of all three.

[@entertheunknown3554]

The politicians

[@tonyliu6721]

I wonder what the corrupt people perspective is like

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

Just listen to a government press conference from literally any world government, and you'll have a fairly good idea of the perspective of corrupt individuals.

[@jacobhuff3748]

Ok, not simple has they make it sound albeit I do agree with keeping major corporations and interests out of social discussions unless they have some good insights on issues which would have to be thoroughly vetted & keeping the press honest. As for Universal Health Care, most countries have a Bismarck model in place which means public & private systems work together to meet needs while the government works to regulate the whole thing. There's alot variation in how countries set it up but the basic idea remains consistent. Even a few countries have transitioned from the Breveridge model(Single Payer) to the Bismarck model for the sake of cost reduction or efficiency. Never let the government or corporation maintain monopoly on anything because they will screw it up somehow.

[@ScotttheCyborg]

"Upholding the will of the people" is how democracies turn into dictatorships because of voting for free stuff.

[@CheeseyBreezey]

The people are what matter, bureaucratic offices are in service to said people and should NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES make anything close to 6 figures without also having a job separate from what should be exclusively a service to the people.

[@archdornan4389]

Dictatorship works

[@gwenmcgarry528]

Brletter than tyranny of the elites like we have now

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Very American of you, feeding hungry kids is communist!

[@GreenDude_Gaming]

I'm pretty sure you found your civics lessons in school

[@apachesasquach]

I loved this

[@malcolmanderson6735]

There is so much right and so much wrong with this story.

[@rat_king-]

who is the writer.. i must congratulate them.

[@МстиславКоряков]

Ah , a good story =)

[@Nixonitus]

I guess when push comes to shove, fascism works. Not really sure this was a wise route. Pretty sure this'll give some nasty neighbors, though

[@ReptillianStrike]

I mean, Star Trek is fascist. And it works for them.

[@Nixonitus]

@@ReptillianStrike Shh, the Trekkies'll get mad if you tell them that fact. They really love to pretend it's not totally run by a military.

[@JRRodriguez-nu7po]

The story is funky, not bad but needs work as several comments note. A warfleet protection from what given no other sentience? The biggest problem is the typical gaming of greed, which is a small problem. The much worse problem for humans is envy.

[@beingsneaky]

frick yeah it would be lonely as hell if we are the only sapient species..

[@agustinrickert7513]

Is this a america reference

[@agustinrickert7513]

I forgot to put the ???

[@widdershins5383]

Certainly sounds like it. Though to be fair, it’s all western society, America is just the loudest example.

[@Nixonitus]

Current farmer strikes are in Europe.

[@carlfranz6805]

Oh dear. Someone has not studied history. Socialism has killed more people.

[@MsDogleaf]

@@Nixonitusohhh that sucks Is there a plan to help it?

[@volkmarkostka6763]

Sounds like America after Trump in four years. Chance that Fred is coming to visit?

[@Ian-gk7ne]

So, is Franco called Frank or Fred??

[@johnnyb362]

In a lonely galaxy where humans had never found anyone else, what were the warships for?

[@nvfury13]

Reference any history book or news station for the answer to that question. There is also always the *chance* that they stumble across somebody else who is the same.

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Found the alien who has never met a human.

[@gatorboiy5269]

Oh humans turned into space nazis unironically

[@MetalheadAndNerd]

I get the feeling that zhe author actually believes that this "kill all journalists who tell lies" would work and result in free and truthful press. He is American after all.

[@kingnekogon]

Rather horrifying how often people honestly believe shit like this is the rhe answer. Remember folks, its never you they to after, until it is.

[@willgallatin2802]

10:35 ROFLMFAO

[@howardchambers9679]

Someone should send this to the republican party, not that it'll make any difference... A lot of home truths in this one

[@chaddts]

Corruption isn't party specific, you can look at Nancy and her stock trading history for all the proof you need. The mere fact that you made this comment party specific, shows the exact kind of tribalistic politics you have been sucked into. The sheer wording of the comment shows that you are a useful idiot, who can't think for themselves.