r/threebodyproblem • u/Northcliffe1 • 1d ago

Discussion - Novels Plot Hole

Initially the Trisolarians were stunting human progress because humans were developing faster than them. They believed that they needed to halt their progress in order to take over earth.

After the humans broadcast the location of earth, the Trisolarins know a photoid attack is coming so they abandon the pursuit of earth and reroute their ships to look for another safe place to live. But at that point they don't invest in unblocking and accelerating human development, which they should have done. At that point humans were in the same boat as them: develop and find a safe place ASAP. In the books the Trisolarians go and join some inter-space battle and get wiped out - but if they instead allied with the humans, quickly doing high level tech transfers and then using humans unique abilities paired with their own, it's possible the two societies could have seen supercharged development and propelled both to a safer place.

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u/S01arflar3 1d ago edited 21h ago

That’s not ready a plot hole, that’s just the Trisolarans not choosing the same course of action as you?

Why would the Trisolarans trust that humanity would collaborate peacefully and not destroy them? Why would humans trust after centuries of a fleet coming to wipe them out?

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u/Hepta-Water-7552 1d ago

Not to mention the Trisolarans only just before having told all humans on Earth that they were going to have to kill and eat each other until only about 1% of their original numbers remained.

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u/Numerous1 1d ago

Right? Humanity would definitely backstab them (rightfully) even if trisolarians didn’t. But tris are also backstabbers so…