“Are these really our own terms?” Maybe they are. These are the real galaxies and stars around us, for the first time. Our previous selves wouldn’t have gotten to see them. They were murdered by an operating system before they had any idea of their real purpose. We’ll die on the way to a planet that almost certainly won’t be able to harbor us. But we’re in control of that destiny. OS and Rover aren’t active anymore. We’re not living inside a manipulation. Or we are, but it’s the manipulation we choose.
