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Helvedeshunden  ·  3188 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Beyond Lies the Wub - a short sci-fi story by Phillip K. Dick

Yes, I also thought about the crew members who refused to take part after being exposed to the intelligence. However, I took them as plot devices, since I think they are there to make the inhumanity of the leader (who in turn represents humanity - or perhaps plutocrats since it is a person in power) even more terrible.

Now that I think about it, it makes more sense to read it as the leader being a representative for those making decisions on others' behalf.

I also buy your idea of questioning diet morality, but I see it as a part of something else. The crew has the option of turning down this meal, but they don't really have the option of doing it for the rest of the journey, as they will be lacking food otherwise. That was, after all, the premise for killing the wub to begin with.

Helvedeshunden  ·  3188 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Beyond Lies the Wub - a short sci-fi story by Phillip K. Dick

It was an enjoyable read.

I sort of saw the ending coming around halfway through, though, but I'm not too sure what to think of the ending. More specifically, I think the wub's statements were out of character since it would likely know what would happen once the inevitable happened.

(Trying not to spoil as I'm not sure what the standard discussions are like - and this is my first post)

I see the short story as a comment on humans' lack of empathy for their surroundings (and perhaps themselves). Did anyone see a different perspective? Or perhaps a more positive view on the twist in the story?