Our universe has not enough atoms or energy to destroy 3^^^^^3 paperclips.
Simulated paperclips. Because the Paperclipper is in a box.
I am extrapolating.
As I thought. I disagree that such effects are possible in reasonable time-frames (no-one is going to read constantly for a month) and may be totally impossible. I see no reason to think any work of fiction can lead to such a distortion of reality.
Groups of people are not that much harder to manipulate than single persons.
They are if you're trying to weaponize novels. If they work shifts then you... (read more)
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