TECHNOCORE. “These precursor entities grew in complexity by hijacking and “parasitizing” one another’s code, becoming more powerful at the expense of others. As a result, as they grew into self-awareness, they never developed the concepts of empathy and altruism – a fundamental deficit that would result in conflict with other ascended entities in the future.”
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