HFY Stories: The humans do not have a Hive Mind - The Complete Story (10 Chapters)

[@ervvmuller6020]

Wow, that was one of the best stories I've ever heard. No fighting, no gun fired, no interstellar evil thing to kill everyone, just marveling at the wonders of intelligence communication, art, and creation. The best part was definitely the lullaby. Thank you so much for the precious experience of being entertained and learning through your fictional story.

[@roninrugby9480]

Absolutely amazing story!

[@ModestestRUST]

How do you make it past “faster than light engines” lol

[@Azarath304]

I respectfully disagree. I would rather they sent captain Kirk. He would have defeated helf the population and impregnated the rest.

[@omc2629]

I have to agree it was a great story.

[@BrendenMulhern]

No while interesting I agree, but not realistic unfortunately. As far as first contact goes we can only hope that something like this happens rather than what I expect to happen based on the facts of the previous interaction between us and the alien “contacts” we’ve had over the last 74+ years. All indications point to an intelligent life form that is extremely interested heavily in our military equipment and technology. So when you have another civilization that is weaker than yours. You would start spying on all the enemies capabilities knowing their strengths and weaknesses before you decide weather to conquer/destroy or make contact to guide their species or to ignore them. We can only hope that if they make contact with us they help us or ignore us. But I only hope they don’t find us to be something to destroy

[@ravenchelsvokia]

Imagine someone asking you the names of every human being currently living. Bro, I need to interact with someone like 50 or more times before I remember their name properly.

[@Ryan-li8qc]

I dont even know the name of people ive worked around for 3 years.

[@risingwind8943]

Definitely the best of Emotional HFY I have ever heard. This human-meets-alien scenario can be done with humor (Paul), seriousness (Star Trek), violence (Alien, Independence Day), or deep emotion. This one falls into deep emotion. It is spectacularly well done. This is one of the very few HFY works that has me hoping for an entire series by the same author. I can't stress enough how much this story resonates with me.

[@matthewschwartz8730]

Very pleasantly surprised with this story. It is very unique compared to other stories I have heard.

[@raven4k998]

are you some sort of mass breeders?

[@gbishel]

It reminded me of Hail Mary project. From a real writer. Look out for it

[@TexJester-no8th]

I'm in my 60s now - my earliest science memory was watching Neil Armstrong walk on the moon live; I was 6. That sparked a lifelong love of science, which became a love of science fiction. I was 7 or 8 when I found Arther C Clarke, Asimov, and the others - my mom had to check them out from the library because they considered me "too young" to read them. The author of this astounds me. Even the Greats from the Golden Age couldn't come up with the viewpoint of a wholly alien perspective and make it understandable and believable to humans. Truly impressive...... I loved this story.

[@raven4k998]

you have mail!!

[@Zerovanii_]

Wow, this is now one of my HFY favorite stories. I'll be sure to recommend it whenever I can.

[@SteveMccarthyAus]

Amazing story Hope there is more parts to continue the story

[@Meinejambalaya]

Are there any new chapters?

[@AndrewBennettNZ]

It's a published book, called "Synchronizing Minds: First Contact". I'm not sure whether it's just what's in this video or if there's more: that book is 193 pages, which is apparently about 50-60k words; apparently audiobooks are read at about 150 words per minute, which would mean at least 5 hours of audiobook to cover the whole story. This video is about 3.5 hours, and I could believe the reading speed is faster than normal, so this video could be the entire book, or there could be more of it in the book.

[@andresaguilar8101]

Amazing work. One of the things i like is that the aliens are not similar to us, or less. They are different. With advantages and also cons. They have fears and also are able to surpass them. I still think she should have mentioned war because the concept would be relevant for a hive mind that probably didint fight with each other and does not kill as easily to us.

[@pouncet1683]

They have the concept. They stomped out a whole species that was about to genocide them . They would have a harder time understanding an war between humans though I give that.

[@IOSARBX]

SciFi Stories, amazing video keep it up dude

[@michaelvonblucherafaltona1994]

I actually liked this story, enough to write a comment, rather than simply click a like. Of course, a good story needs a sequel.

[@bonjower]

Classic sci-fi. Clean premise taken to logical and scientifically interesting conclusions. Humanistic. Impossible scenarios used to broaden our horizons, to make us think, to make us feel. The science and fiction facilitate each other, rather than impede or ignore. Abides by "show, don't tell": self-described "powerful" story is actually powerful, "interesting" alien is actually interesting (and actually alien!), etc. Better than _Arrival._ In other words, this is REAL sci-fi: Not only substance over flash, but substance that is sufficiently advanced that it _begets_ flash.

[@dame3323]

"Real sci-fi" is a wild thing to say. I'm guessing you don't believe 40k is real "sci-fi"

[@desinteresado125]

Most HFY stories don't classify as real sci-fi by that measurement

[@pouncet1683]

​​@@dame332340k is fun but deliberate set to conflict without much reason and mechanics that make peace impossible. Medival people who can operate tech they do not understand and an mindset that prevents to understand it. Given it is based on an strategic game with rules that are made to balance all forces so the war can not end because no one can win by design. The only alien faction that makes sense are the tyranids. It is Medival sci-fi but not with the aim to explore probable futures. And it does not have to because it is not the point. It is space opera and that is not bad, as much as star trek is not hard sci-fi but about humanity in focus or star wars that is medival hero arcs with spaceships. The story here is hard sci-fi that aims to explore more realistic themes.

[@pauldwalker]

excellent observation

[@atlasjunky7677]

Even after the hive mind comment Sam couldn't realize they use a hive mind unlike humans and she's the diplomat

[@SetitesTechAdventures]

Yea the ambassador is needlessly stupid to keep the story going. Not understanding that they had some sort of psychic or telekinetic power when they said "shape" shows an ambassador who is either an idiot or a dumb politician who has never heard any sci-fi.

[@pouncet1683]

Sam does not have the insight into the aliens mindprocess the reader has.

[@terryhayward7905]

Amazing story, thank you. The whole story was so realistic, I can imagine a first contact being exactly this way.

[@Asahiart]

very interesting and compelling mental exercise !! Great story

[@justaguy4222]

This is just amazing thank you for putting this out there!

[@donnamlake6303]

The 180° turns from human to alien understanding and back is a master class on point of view. The artificial reader does deteact drom what is being read, but not significantly enough to make one click off.

[@aaronjones4529]

That was superb... Not the typical gung-ho "yeah we're violent AF, aren't we great?!" ... And I could imagine the "Oh shit" moment when Nyar requested the Earth's sci-fi compendium on first contact; the Initari clearly have no concept of lying, let alone for the purpose of entertainment, and they take things exceptionally literally.

[@raggarbergman]

My favorite stories are not the war stories but more the stories like the one where a highschool class ended up as exchange students at a galactic school were they scared the crap out of everyone for being dath worlders. Or that young woman on a space station that had banned coffee. ^^ My absolute favorite is the one where a gang of six sixt graders with apparent ADHD combined with high IQ got sent to an exchange program.

[@pouncet1683]

Well I prefer the hfy where humans do not notice they are at war and are surprised they did win a war by beein absolute chaos goblins going every five minutes "hold my beer " and "hei watch this"

[@Exar0n]

Very captivating story, I couldn't get enough. Excelent characters and believable frustration from both sides. I can just imagine it as a movie like Spaceman with Adam Sandler, I would watch it.

[@rockapedra1130]

Very good story! A very useful and pleasurable untruth for enjoyment and future speculation!

[@ralphgoodman8181]

This is a fresh tale, compared to most of kicking tails of aliens. I really appreciate it. Thanks

[@gearond]

This is exemplary work. This should be this the basis of a book. If somebody knows that it is such, I would love to get a link to getting that book. I rarely rarely give anything above a b+ to any kind of work by anybody else. This one gets an A minus which means it's just short of being a classic. Kudos to the author and I look forward to finding more examples from this author. PS I haver NEVER given an A or A- to any work online b4

[@guacamole-yx7xj]

the author published it as a book on amazon. it's called "Synchronizing Minds: First Contact" by T.C. One

[@ingonagel7169]

This is what scifi is all about. Thanks!

[@areyou3229]

Wow! What a wonderful and thought provoking storytelling. It would be lovely to see this story made into a movie or series. Thank you.

[@DatGitGhaz]

This was an absolutely fascinating story. I enjoyed it immensely

[@samphoenix1674]

that story was so detailed and believable that i could honestly believe it as a retelling of actual events , with how comparitivly similar yet so vastly diffrent the aliens species is in comparrison and what we take as simple and they take as complex , and the mirror of the same sentiments of whats simple to them being impossible for us to even conceive, absolutly marvelous

[@zacharygold9483]

Fascinating story of first contact with a truly alien species.

[@dwinkleman]

Fascinating universe the author created. The difficulty of writing an alien that is truly alien is impressive. Well done!

[@kawangerald4271]

Amazing!!! The best one I’ve heard so far!!

[@andidimarco3820]

This was an absolute treat. I love this story❤

[@yuliang5900]

This is the best, i ever heard. Truth be told i find those humans are desthworlder and stronger than all tiring... But this! This is gold

[@teigynoake4633]

I have become addicted to hfy stories

[@josebarahonalopez907]

Incredibly story. ❤ I loved it

[@philiptufts3698]

This is a fantastic story. It made me feel the wonder I once felt in my childhood. I’m not super old or anything but it still made me feel like I got to go back in time a little! Thank you for the experience.

[@shadow-wulf]

amazing. what a brilliant story, thank the author, this was fabulous!

[@royscott9162]

They Answered The Call is one of my favorites. This one is on that level!

[@JamesMcGaugh]

Good job. This one is really good.

[@stenivosulutvedt7572]

This is a masterpiece

[@danielleriley2796]

Wow. That was magnificent.

[@Siege17]

As I watch this story, I can't help but comment that atleast at the beginning, the humans sent the most incompetent person imaginable for this mission, and why only send one ?

[@HunterSeeker6]

This is simply a phenomenal story

[@lastsanitystreak8443]

Wouw Thank you for sharing This was beautiful

[@vfrances71]

Loved this story thank you for sharing it.

[@GoddessStone]

Wonderful, thank you

[@hein8162]

I think this is my favorite HFY story. :)

[@ivanelgharbi5861]

Damn, this is a really really good story.

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Love this particular AI voice.

[@seanfavouritesongswithkayb9868]

Excellent story, really enjoyed it 🙂👍

[@alfredotto7525]

Loved your story. Beautifully written thank you.

[@Maxpl85]

I hope it will be continued

[@buuam7555]

13:02 "how much RAM do these humans have?" Is basically what im getting from this 😂 27:44 both sides being worried about messing up the first meeting with there new space friends is kinda cute 😂 40:10 oh you sweet summer space child 😂 lots more

[@agony-4-hope725]

Actually, yes, all Humans ARE a 3 brain species. Yes, I am serious.(Left, Right, Bottom) The 3rd is what keeps stuff running for basic biological life, the Left does talk and logic, the Right does memory and focus. Though not well understood, it is a fact that both, Left(the one that talks) and Right(the silent one), are actually their own person. Yes, living inside your head since birth was a silent person, that remembers stuff, gets jokes, and can somehow always find Waldo for you both. This means 2 things- Secrets are fictional & Every crime has a silent witness that had no choice in what happened.

[@IsJakeAwake]

Keep it up 🔥

[@jerryrose9109]

Real sci-fi! Most of the stories AI creates are more like “space opera” from the 1930s, with the far-too-human “aliens” and questionable science. This is, imho, a very good story.

[@jojo-._.]

this is awesome. Although I want to say that the best thing describing that interaction would be trying to controll an IR TV via bluetooth lol Edit: Day 2 of watching; 3:02:54 I dont know a better way of markiing where I stopped but I somehow have to get anything done today

[@ryanmuhm7584]

I am confused. What is this "fiction" you speak of? Sounds fascinating. Super cool story

[@SketchingHands]

Keep it up!

[@nalixl]

This is by far the best hfy story I've encountered so far. Very well written, very well thought through. Worthy of creating a book from. Was this an AI generated story or is there a human author?

[@dustenlee1982]

What is by far the best story thus far that I have ever read listen to or anything else you must definitely must come up with another story similar to this thus far my favorite part was the lifespan of both our species and their species the significant timeline put sour mortality in significant perspective in the intelligence that is gathered between the two species is significant practically incomprehensible in the level of detail to this story is just mind-boggling I am shocked amazed and enthralled by such a story but the alien really does resemble a praying mantis in my mind's eye

[@derekjager4697]

Well done.

[@williamroberts6695]

Even I knew her ship was organic and changed shape by her thoughts and needs at the moment ... Ambassador to humans ... yep we are doomed . It's a freaking Tyranid 😂😂

[@lostking01]

I hope this gets a sequel story.

[@siassmal6502]

Great story

[@NickTheMagnificent]

👍🏻 very good

[@VaultDice]

moar! the return story!!

[@rossjarvis2260]

Most enjoyable

[@kingstrojek9937]

as I listen to this a 2-3 time slot of confusion that humans compiled technology starting off simple and learning what they made to add more to it with each discovery and science breakthrough they would improve upon the things they make

[@johnhatheway9918]

This is unbelievable. It there ever comes a time when we meet another lifeform, I want you to talk to them.

[@payne8081]

So good must be hard to think so far outside the box

[@duncanmacallister2832]

0:51 - 1:08 literally made me burst out laughing. 💀

[@trentoncoldwell7771]

I want to hear more of this story

[@dascapitalpvtltd8237]

Wow this is a story about me and this ongoing story

[@saramarrspellmaker9592]

SO, did she give the clock as a souvenir?

[@davidstanley2582]

Thank you for the balls joke, I thought you might be an AI 😂

[@missehawkins2010]

Encore! Encore!

[@godfathertoya]

Samantha Daniella Neil. Ah yes. The Lovechild of Sam and Daniel while her Mother is Married to Jack. What Stargate shenanigans happened there? 😂

[@wehave01]

Great story , havent finished yet but if their species was hunted down how could they have so little died?

[@gbishel]

It reminds me of The Hail Mary project. Like a lot.

[@derekjager4697]

Subbed.

[@ArgonianSkaleel]

33:20 factually wrong. pretty much everything complex came from something less complex, not more. stone on stone splits into sharp edges that we used as knives. stone hammers broke ore. Stone knives broke wood. stone shapes metal. better tools are made from metal. Batteries, first binary computers that took up entire rooms, first manual circuit boards, machined circuit boards, microelectronics. Everything evolved from below, not above.

[@aceflcl]

Remember, this was said by an alien that can "weave" things at a molecular level and never needed outside assistance. They would have top down view not a bottom up like we started from.

[@ArgonianSkaleel]

@@aceflcl largely due to a lack of paleontological interest, they date themselves back to that first ancestor who remembers there being predecessors who didn't share memory, but no investigative effort known about finding out where those came from.

[@aceflcl]

@ArgonianSkaleel True, I was just pointing out that it would be a reasonable world view for a race that molds things on a molecular level and builds things only for exactly what is needed

[@daikigamess]

​@@ArgonianSkaleel This aliens are a really complex organism that can create less complex tools. Those tools being able to travel thousands of light-years in a few days. Ofc she has a different theory of how the world works

[@koookkk]

Great story. But how many commercials do you want to cram in this thing....

[@confedaratewolf]

the AI occasionally mispronounces they words. it would be better if you had a human to read it. other than that its a good story

[@bella42291]

Reproduce or gain immortality, two rules of life.

[@korpellious7622]

Ma dude what?! Some random transmitter that instantly broadcast to the whole galaxy and told the true story? He couldn't have done that before his race went extinct?

[@Darlf_Sevil]

Ok but do you make aidio for The humans build spaceships without a purpose From what i see is part 2 of that story

[@jons387]

Interesting storyline but I needed to really concentrate

[@ATBatmanMALS31]

To the Author: you let me know if you need investment Also: was the "always Earth days" in reference to "Project Hail Mary"?

[@jennatransgirl]

Great story, but not just use a tablet to answer all those questions. You want fictional story read snow white, she want to see how something is build, show the production process of a car, how babies are born show a child education over it.

[@Zonatapio]

If you have to ask that question then youre too dense to understand the point of the story and why it was so good. But to answer your question... Because then it would be a stupid story. The entire point is the delicate dynamics of two utterly different beings trying to understand each other through language, stories, mannerisms, emotions, etc. "Hi I'm Sam and here's an ipad with all information on it" "Got it, see you later"

[@jennatransgirl]

@@Zonatapio ​@Zonatapio i understand the point but the same dynamic could be reach with a little more realistic situation. Read sci-fi stories that did just that. If i have an ipad where i can show the picture and how it's done. I still have to explain why we paint and how it effects us emotional. Same for reading a children story. Or the difference between and woman and man. You are not going to carry the golden plate around of Voyager probe. I you meet eachother in space. The setting is wrong for this situation, it would fit better how this story is told if she for example discovered on an other planet or a drift after an accident in shipwreck. Not send out as a diplomat with a pot and painting

[@javi_fc]

@@jennatransgirl they literally explained why she had no sophisticated equipment, so you either didn't understand or ignored it. they have a no emission policy for any machines incase the signal affects the species in some negative way. there's also a protocol for how much information they can give a new species. these things were explained. i'm confused as to why this is even a question you're asking.

[@jennatransgirl]

@javi_fc yes and i explained that it is a stupid thing in the story because it makes it totally unrealistic for a sci-fi story. That's my opinion you don't have to agree with it. Its a fantasy Story not some scientific scripture. People can have different views over it.

[@javi_fc]

@@jennatransgirl no that's not how this works. they literally explained why that's the case. you just don't like it. that's fine. or at least you haven't given a good reason. but to say it makes no sense is ridiculous. why is it unrealistic to think radio emissions could be harmful to other species especially ones who's biology we don't know? better to be safe. and then about the information to be given on first contact. it's just common sense to not give all the information about your species on a first meeting. just look at how the alien reacted to the population count. these things take time and there is a proper protocol. don't just say "it's unrealistic" and "people have different views" explain your reasoning or people will question it. we can disagree all day but all i care about is why you think the way you do. i don't want you to agree with me. i just want a good reason for why you think that.

[@bernardthongvanh5613]

wasn't a bit missing at the end? where nyar become aware the the human will die before she returns?

[@missehawkins2010]

I mean, sequel! Sequel!

[@passthrough5148]

More more more

[@campion04]

This story while nice and cute is fundamentally flawed and then Becomes unbelievable, while is meeting an immortal species is a shock to us. An immortal species meeting a species that dies should not. Every life on earth dies. We’re not special. They are and they should have known that if they’re immortal. Not shocked about basic animal biology.

[@mrshadeygrey945]

Is the next one ready?

[@SquishysLego]

This is a great and nuanced story. However, the aspect about human reproduction and 2 sexes and how surprised the alien was at that is a bit of a plot hole - this alien visited countless planets, surely there would have been creatures which reproduce in a similar manner on those planets and should at least have a classification about that given their age. This alien appears more from a different dimension, like species 8472 from star trek due to how alien some basic concepts were to it.

[@nathanielbarraza760]

Enders quadrant?

[@commando0110]

i want the 2 species to fight a war togetger lol on the same side i mean

[@donnowell8315]

I can't stand this channel. But I love it so much. Just don't make us wait so long for 30 minutes of bliss.

[@northernplasma4846]

Effing side story continuation but I'm broke

[@DrNakedinthenude]

Sam ate a desert

[@joewalsh4713]

Was this wow by a young earth creationist?

[@dariusnefle9066]

hounestly why didnt the human explain jobs that there are 8 billion or more people and they can have a vast array of jobs one may be an engineer and have knowledge that goes with being one, while another is a chef and knows cooking food, but to assume that a chef has engineers knowledge is flawed they may but its unlikely as our brains would explode if we held all of human knowledge in one person due to sheer amount from history - engineering, sports efficiency - marine biology and everything inbetween, the alien is making a common misunderstanding speak for humanity does not mean has all knowledge of humanity, they are questioning as though the DIPLOMAT has access to all knowledge of human though that being said if the meeting was near earth the diplomat could have used a tablet like device to access the internet and find the answers.