A “Hail Mary” project is inherently selfish for the origin civilization but altruistic in scope. The “Top” question is: What are you willing to permanently lose? For Grace, it was Earth. For a real civilization facing a dying sun or an asteroid, the “Top” might mean sending a generation ship knowing you will never see its success. The summit is not glory — it is guardianship.
And then, like Grace on Erid, you start the descent. Because the top is never the end. It is just the highest place from which to throw the next Hail Mary. proyecto hail mary top
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