u/Universal_Echo

The sophon can project text onto human retinas—through two‑dimensional unfolding, or something like that—and it moves at nearly the speed of light. So instead of projecting text, why not just cover the eyes of all humanity with a bright flash? That would easily achieve the goal. Without vision, humanity's threat would be greatly reduced, maybe even eliminated. In the original book, a small‑scale, multi‑person continuous projection lasted two seconds. Could it be sustained for an entire lifetime? Even if not all of humanity, why not just blind a portion of high‑threat individuals, like Luo Ji? Long‑term blindness might even drive Luo Ji to suicide.

Can you think of any method to capture the Judgment Day other than the Guzheng Operation?