Once there was an extremely altruistic massive young star that dreamed of being the youngest supernova ever, in order to blast life-generating heavy elements through the galaxy, thereby maximizing the utility of its existence.
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A smaller nearby star of 1.1 solar masses that expected to live a long, happy main sequence life protested, “you’ll destroy everything nearby, turn into a black hole, and suck me in and kill me too!”
“Some losses must be socialized,” said the massive star, with a martyred shrug.
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