So is this just the ultimate, viral, semisentient bitcoin miner? And we just sent it to outside of the solar system? :D
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It's off to go mine bitcoin at Proxima Centauri :P
What broke my immersion was that bitcoin was still viable in 2024 :P +1 though haha
Good point! I considered using Etherium or some other cryptocurrency, but Bitcoin is widely talked about, in comparison, and would probably be a more recognizable word.
As much as it pains me, sometimes we do have to sacrifice accuracy for readability :P
Alrighto! Reaction to this one seems largely positive, though quite lukewarm so far. Good enough for me to add it to my author page! I hope you enjoyed this SCP, and I encourage you to check out my other work. :)
I'm particularly proud of SCP-4170, The Dark, and SCP-4163, The Tetris Prodigy. Those might be good places to start!
Thank you, friends, for providing an opportunity to get my writing out there <3
The problem with this one for me is that it just kind of drags on. A huge chunk of that description ultimately just says the same thing over and over again - the individual instances can work together, and they are doing it better and its getting bigger etc.
The idea is good (it's very similar to an idea I was going to write), but despite how long this is it feels a little thin to me, especially if its only motivation is apparently to mine bitcoins. I want to like this, but I think it could be more concise and I wish there was more going on here. Novote.
Thank you for your feedback! The endgame for this scp is left ambiguous, but the twist at the end is meant to be that it’s sending some instances out of the solar system. I see what you mean about it being wordy, though! I always have trouble cutting out prose that I like, but yeah, in hindsight this could have used some heavier editing.
I feel relatively positive about the content of the article, but the general structure of it feels off. The description of the anomaly is too interspersed with events involving it, which I think contributes to the dragging on noted above. It feels as though I have to reach the end of the entire story to reach the end of the description itself. I think you would have more success if there was more differentiation between the description of the anomaly and the events involving it.
After a good bit of consideration, I've made some large edits to the article based on the above feedback from Mortos and
Pedantique. I've cut out a decent chunk of useless fluff, and further clarified the motivations of the scp into a more coherent narrative. Hopefully these changes are an improvement!
I think this article is significantly underrated after its rework. There's this simultaneous feeling of
wonder at the scope of the thing combined with the freedom of an escape to the stars. It's weirdly touching, in its own way. I recommend reading it again if you had before its rearrangement.
Thank you! That’s very much what I’m going for — a strange, powerful, hidden entity, but rather than “robot uprising,” it just wants to explore the universe. Exploration is a theme in a few of my SCPs, and I love playing with the idea of incredible power being used for good instead of (or in addition to) evil.
It’s a bit of a shame that the edits came a little too late and the SCP didn’t get much traction, but that’s ok! I’m still very happy with it, and proud to have it up on the site :)
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