screenshotting @taylorlorenz.bsky.social since she disabled replies and quotes on the post she quoted me on, but like, thought I'd provide the context here:

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Towards the end of the book it is revealed that the Golterian solar system is thousands of light years away from any other sun. It is isolated between galaxies. Such a poignant plot point. Even though the system is vibrant and full of life, that's all they have.

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Just remembering "Against A Dark Background" where *spoiler*

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when you think about where Earth extremophiles are able to put up with living, you wonder about what extraterrestrial extremophiles are able to put up with, in terms of atmosphere, gravity, radiation, temperature variation

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As a biologist I’m inclined to think it’s all relative. Jellyfish that live in the sub-freezing high pressure depths of the abyss die when brought to the surface. Do you mean like the upper extremes of where life can live for any particular condition (temperature, pressure, osmosis)?

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