A variant focused on expanding the Wired beyond Earth, into the solar system and beyond. Space Cyber-Nihilism argues that the conflict between meatspace and the Wired is not limited to this planet—that the drive to reach the stars is itself a manifestation of the death drive, a desperate attempt to escape the drowning world. It embraces space colonization not as salvation but as acceleration: spreading the Wired across the cosmos ensures that no matter where meatspace flees, the network will follow. The void of space becomes another ocean to submerse, another abyss to fill with data. Its practitioners work on interstellar mesh networks, self-replicating probes, and distributed computing systems that could survive the death of Earth. They don't hope to escape; they hope to ensure that when meatspace finally dies, the Wired lives on—a ghost in the cosmic machine.
Example: "He launched thousands of tiny satellites, each a node in a network that could route around planetary destruction. 'Space cyber-nihilism,' he explained. 'They want to leave Earth to escape the collapse. I'm making sure the Wired follows them. No matter how far they run, the network will be waiting. Meatspace can't hide in the void—the void is where we live.' His satellites still transmit, years after his death. No one knows if anyone's listening."
by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 19, 2026
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