Surely, the answer is here, right?
The answer is surely in this photo, right?
DFH (Dark Forest Hypothesis) - Hiding humans because of aliens seems ridiculous, but if the aliens couldn’t detect them unless they were out for a while, this could make a lot of sense.
Nuclear war - Dirty bomb talked about. Seems too obvious and like a red herring as a lot of people say since everything seems to point to this. But the reporter’s question makes it seem like a false flag event.
Transhumanism - Imagine if humans started uploading themselves to a digital world and these were somehow a safety reservoir in some sense. Definitely a bit of a stretch but creative writing could make this idea incredible
Genetic Engineering - Gene editing gone wrong, humans must go underground (or hide from something), not crazy to think.
Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) - Ozone layer gone, people getting cooked outside, concrete silo = protection until the earth heals…?
Climate Change - Seems like an obvious candidate but boring, dunno. Same as the nuclear war trope. Not realistic either, 0 chance a US government with any republicans would do the Silo project to prep for something they don’t believe in.
Grey Goo - Self-replicating bots gone wrong and forcing people into hiding is plausible, although this theory states if it’s not contained the whole world and all of its resources get used up by the bots. Unless they’re controlled by (a rogue) “the Algorithm” or whatever TF Silo 51 is. Edit: There is mention of no strong magnification and an emphasis on “stuff getting into the suit” which fits this.
Singularity - AI does seem a bit scary and ominous in the series after the last two episodes
Supervolcano - Seems plausible, but damn it’s been a lot of years. Not sure how fast dust would settle. Explains the shit environment though.
Antibiotic resistance - Ehhhh plausible but I don’t see a whole series based on bacteria ruling the world and killing everyone quickly
The answer is surely in this photo, right?
DFH (Dark Forest Hypothesis) - Hiding humans because of aliens seems ridiculous, but if the aliens couldn’t detect them unless they were out for a while, this could make a lot of sense.
Nuclear war - Dirty bomb talked about. Seems too obvious and like a red herring as a lot of people say since everything seems to point to this. But the reporter’s question makes it seem like a false flag event.
Transhumanism - Imagine if humans started uploading themselves to a digital world and these were somehow a safety reservoir in some sense. Definitely a bit of a stretch but creative writing could make this idea incredible
Genetic Engineering - Gene editing gone wrong, humans must go underground (or hide from something), not crazy to think.
Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) - Ozone layer gone, people getting cooked outside, concrete silo = protection until the earth heals…?
Climate Change - Seems like an obvious candidate but boring, dunno. Same as the nuclear war trope. Not realistic either, 0 chance a US government with any republicans would do the Silo project to prep for something they don’t believe in.
Grey Goo - Self-replicating bots gone wrong and forcing people into hiding is plausible, although this theory states if it’s not contained the whole world and all of its resources get used up by the bots. Unless they’re controlled by (a rogue) “the Algorithm” or whatever TF Silo 51 is. Edit: There is mention of no strong magnification and an emphasis on “stuff getting into the suit” which fits this.
Singularity - AI does seem a bit scary and ominous in the series after the last two episodes
Supervolcano - Seems plausible, but damn it’s been a lot of years. Not sure how fast dust would settle. Explains the shit environment though.
Antibiotic resistance - Ehhhh plausible but I don’t see a whole series based on bacteria ruling the world and killing everyone quickly