WritingPrompts

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[WP] They are powerful, their empire - massive. They invade pre-Singularity species to see if they're worthy of wandering space. They are the first ones, the Milly Way's oldest. They are the Great Filter... also known as Humanity.	2
[WP] In the future, when you clearly state a purpose, you have to achieve it in the time you've given yourself, or you'll be incinerated alive. Jokingly, you say, "I'm going to build a Dyson Sphere in two years!" You're horrified to see a 2-year countdown appear on your watch.	2
[WP] Kuiper belt megatelescopes pick up a fleet of hundreds of starships on a course towards Earth, due to arrive in 5 years. Describe the global reaction to this news.	2
[WP] History has taught us that enemies become friends when there is a common externat threat. In order to invinte humanity, you have invited, through the use of SETI, an alien race to invade us. Unbeknownst to you, you have sealed humanity's fate.	2
[WP] An alien empire wishes to occupy our planet, but, instead of invading with a military force, they send a signal so powerful that it reaches across the entire planet. Everyone becomes insane and starts killing each other... except you.	2
[WP] You go to sleep. You wake up and find yourself stranded in a very cold pod. You can barely see outside. You finally get a clearer image of the surroundings, and you're horrified to see thousands upon thousands of pods like the one you're in.	2
[WP] Because of extended human lifespans, even with interstellar colonization, overpopulation haunts Earth. To address this, the UN decided that each year, the 50 mil. least contributing people to society will be executed. The rankings are shown on Dec 30, and you see the "living line" is above you.	2
[WP] You try to log into your Facebook account, but you receive an error: "Cannot login. Account owner is deceased."	2
[WP] Capable of near-lightspeed travel, aliens enter the Solar System and attack Earth. Against such a force, we are hopeless. Just before dealing the finishing blow, however, the aliens surrender and destroy their own ships immediately.	2
[WP] Exploring a lightspeed-capable alien starship, you accidentally trigger a defense mechanism. To your surprise, nothing happens to you. Shortly thereafter, however, everyone on Earth loses their consciousness, and you go back on the planet, only to see everyone out cold, except your wife.	2

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