Kessler syndrome

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Kessler syndrome is a recurring concept in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between July 27, 2021 and September 20, 2021. The archive places it in contexts such as “fascinating about Kessler syndrome”; “to attack the actual satellites would begin a Kessler Syndrome that would deny space to Earth”. It most often appears alongside New York, United States, 4chan.

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  • Category: Concepts
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: July 27, 2021
  • Last seen: September 20, 2021

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

July 27, 2021 · Original source
Analytical Storytellers will be able to pitch the tone and content of their essays to a smart but not stuffy audience. Essays will connect with readers who possess the relevant subject-matter expertise, while also appealing to a layperson who is open-minded, but may not yet understand what’s so fascinating about Kessler syndrome or photonic tensor cores. After reading, however, they will.
September 20, 2021 · Original source
Imagine a future in which Earth’s dominant ISP is constructed, maintained, administered, and governed by Martians, who operate it for free as a public-relations campaign. And Earth can’t do anything about it except try to jam the airwaves and confiscate end-user terminals, because to attack the actual satellites would begin a Kessler Syndrome that would deny space to Earth.