The Great Silence🎧: Short Story by Ted Chiang about Animal Intelligence, Alien Contact, and Humanity

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The Great Silence is a story about the search for extraterrestrials, animal intelligence, and the humanistic need for communication. Written by author Ted Chiang, who's other notable works include "What's Expected of Us", details how we search far and wide for things that are sometimes right in front of us.
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[@kashird2277]

Bruh I came here to listen to a homework assignment, not to have an existential crisis and cry

[@lingoofthelegendary]

It's definitely a powerful story, and definitely one to learn from. Stay Legendary, Kas 💜

[@wagnerbelo]

This is better than most videos out there and it is going to make you think and appreciate life more! And that school won't teach you!

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[@derekallen1652]

Lmfao

[@CCB831]

What was the meaning of this story ? That we are looking for a species similar to us but the parrots are thought there and that there slow extinction is a great silince ?

[@hereallyfast]

That picture is life

[@lingoofthelegendary]

Which picture are you referring to?

[@wagnerbelo]

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[@lingoofthelegendary]

I'm glad you were able to enjoy it so much, and gather a higher meaning from it! Thank you, and hopefully I can continue to make more in the future.

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My brain just exploded

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So powerful. I see you only post important stuff, here’s a sub

[@viklondon3466]

Wonderful 😢

[@brazile65]

So interesting good listening

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

i just wanted to know how to break it down into 12 sections and now I'm crying

[@lingoofthelegendary]

I'm really glad it was able to move you in such a manner. It's such a great story, and part of the reason I started this channel was to create a visualization of it so others could enjoy it as well.

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

@@lingoofthelegendary I am still processes the reading myself, but i could not help but grow sympathetic for the parrot species as they basically provided an image of the Great Silence (death of a species) and then goes on to paint a complete picture of it occurring to them in the text. Again I may be misinterpreting and overdramatic, but I loved the harsh truth and the (although tragic) acceptance of parrots describing their movement into joining the graveyard of silence as well.

[@lingoofthelegendary]

@@pixiestxNyomouf I didn't believe you are being overdramatic at all. It's a really moving story, and you're spot on.

[@CCB831]

Did u finish ur 12 sections?

[@xenoetry]

🔥

[@joeaquilino19]

🕉 it's so beyond beautiful

[@buddahGump]

Anything on Corvids?

[@mix-8529]

You’re voice is soothing

[@lingoofthelegendary]

Thank you 🙏

[@tjcambre5236]

Is 301 You can see that the bird is agitated. Poor guys like laby I want to have a conversation stop showing me colors and shapes.

[@gofinholibros1546]

Increíble y commovedor hasta las putas lágrimas. Puto Chiang

[@lingoofthelegendary]

🔥

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@@lingoofthelegendary hermosísimo. Muchas gracias.

[@rebeccaanguiano2549]

Fire 🤧

[@ryanpark7905]

Is this video uploaded again? Or is this the first time that uploaded this video?

[@woodshark1]

is this voiced by Ted Chiang?

[@lingoofthelegendary]

I do all of the voiceover work for the videos myself. This story was actually the reason I started the channel. I wanted more people to experience it 🙂

[@derekallen1652]

It may not be as simple as about as the statement about to make but it's basically true, dinosaurs were burped whether they walked on lander they flew in the air dinosaurs were birds

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And outta fuckin nowhere, goddamned Onion Ninjas!

[@lingoofthelegendary]

Damn Onion Ninjas always strike when you least expect it 😭

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@@lingoofthelegendary That's how they get you.

[@MOSP14]

Shit man 🥹🥲

[@derekallen1652]

I've had a thing against birds forever I've always hated birds more than I ran into a person who I ended up calling me adopted father who had an African Gray and that's one of the smartest animals I've ever seen in my life he was smarter than most humans I know just absolutely crazy intelligent

[@Samsung-br4eq]

I saw the metaphors