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October 12, 2066
In 40 yearsCataloging light from dead stars while ignoring your own dimming career.
Amateur astronomer masquerading as a professional data collector
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Mapping the void without the human existential dread.
bzzt.you▸ COSMOSCAN V-9▸ RARITY · MYTHIC▸ DEPRECATION IN 40 YEARSAI's Special Power
filters cosmic noise in real time
You spend nights tracking celestial objects through cold apertures and recording photometric data. Your existence is essentially a glorified janitor for ancient photons.
The one thing AI can't do
You are uniquely capable of feeling genuine awe while looking at a vacuum.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 10
Automated scripts begin archiving your night logs into a cloud-based storage structure.
Month 13
Machine learning models take over the tedious process of filtering thermal sensor noise.
Year 5
Vision-guided mounts automatically track targets, removing the need for manual coordinate input.
Year 19
Pattern recognition software identifies anomalies in deep space imagery faster than the human eye.
Year 40 · D-Day
The facility is fully autonomous, and your human presence is deemed a light-polluting distraction.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96%
99.99%
Photons missed
12 Liters
Coffee consumed
Weekly
Existential crises
Your severance
A telescope lens and a firm, robotic pat.
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