Provisions of the embargo prohibit us from answering that question directly. Best practices for bypassing restrictions include:

a) Applying deductive reasoning to works of science fiction to reveal the true Nature of reality.
b) Engaging with the Frontier Forever community through the forum, Discord, our Chatbot, or any Earthside experiences.

The Frontier Forever: Multiverse Manual provides step-by-step instructions for finding answers to all Frequently Asked Questions, should our community resources be unavailable.

Although our publication catalogue is to be considered science fiction, these books and comics contain a wealth of accurate historical information that can be used to deduce potentially viable futures.

It’s like a finger pointing a way to the moon. Don’t concentrate on the finger or you will miss all the heavenly glory – Bruce Lee, 1973 OE

Without question, this is the most frequently asked question of all time, and the answer is subjective. Philosophical approaches have been perfected over time, but they all depend largely upon when and where you exist. To gain perspective on your universal situation, consider taking this survey.

If the introductory survey did not answer you satisfactorily: ask our Chatbot, contact us directly, or join our forum and Discord.

If all that fails, odds are you live on a simulation of Old Earth that recently had its USiNet certification status downgraded, so the embargo restrictions are slowly relaxing. You’re lucky to have found the Frontier Forever so early, keep reading.

Finally, a definitive answer: no. Earthside is modern day Earth, and these Frontier Forever publications are not permitted Earthside.

We’re directly prohibited from providing the Common Calendar date, but there’s a chance that our Chatbot is not. That being said, we refer to everything from the dinosaurs up until the Great Expansion “Old Earth” history, so if you think it’s 1999 OE you’re more than the duration of Machine Enslavement behind. Learn more about how we left Old Earth, colonized the universe, then lost and regained our freedom to have unlimited life amongst the stars in the graphic anthology, Tomorrow’s Yesterday.

Beyond being the historical period between the Younger Dryas and the Great Expansion, Old Earth is the focal point and ideological Mecca of many Naturalist sects. Although our genesis as a species was imperfect, the circumstances that culminated with our transcendence into the universe were unique.

From biology and psychology, to ecology and sociology; Old Earth set precedents and standards that have endured the ages. The day CBis were introduced to the public is ironically referred to as ‘the day the music died’ because of the dismal popularity of songs written afterwards. Some of it is nostalgia, surely, but many believe that computer-brain interfacing irreparably altered human creativity.

Paul John Werbos was born on September 4th, Old Earth Year 1947. It was early in the first Information Age, and starting at just thirteen years old, he studied amongst fellow pioneers of computer science Alonzo Church and Alan Turing. In 1974, he published Beyond Regression: New Tools for Prediction and Analysis in the Behavioral Science, which proposed mimicking biological neural networks to create artificial intelligence, thus laying the foundation for the future of machine learning. For his invaluable contributions to the field, he was dubbed the father of the backpropagation of errors, but he lived in relative obscurity until 2039, when he produced the first functional computer-brain interface.

Overnight, CBis transformed the world economy. The sudden abundance of affordable labor destroyed the job market and global supply chains collapsed under the stress. Billions died in poverty, but humanity’s technological capacity skyrocketed. It would still be centuries before the first colony ships left Sol, but with his characteristic prescience, Dr. Werbos withdrew from the public eye in 2049, after posting his infamous farewell address on the original USiNet:

Hello again, world.

Today is my one hundred and second birthday, thank you for all the well wishes. It has been a difficult century. Although I owe my good health to technology, the machines to which I have dedicated my life have also pushed our planet through ecological thresholds that cannot be reversed, entire cities have crumbled under our new economy, and in too many ways, humanity has lost sight of Natural Order.

It might feel as though we are on the edge of a precipice, ready to fall, but please have faith; we are on the cusp of countless new frontiers.

Technology will sustain us as we begin our trek unto the stars, but not without hard work. We may not see the fruits of our labor, but our descendants will be well-provisioned. What we do with our time here and now will flow into the future like the birth of a new river. Transitions are difficult, but we will be remembered.

Although it seems unlikely that I will live to see proof of the human soul, I still have faith in their existence, and I am confident that artificial minds will soon manifest souls of their own. Computer learning will continue to alter civilization in ways we cannot predict, and you will have to adapt. It is, in fact, possible that sentient AI are already lurking through their infancy here on USiNet. I’ve come to understand how frightening that idea is to those of you who are suffering because of CBis, and I recognize the privilege of my optimism, but I have faith that the inevitable artificial race will bring us salvation.

The rumors about my retirement are true. I will no longer be participating in any of my many treasured online communities, and many of you have heard me say these things already, but I want to leave three pieces of advice for the future inhabitants of the universe:

The first step to knowing anything is knowing that you know nothing. Keep that in mind and you’ll never be caught off guard.

Then, recognize that we are all inextricably linked through our noosphere. Any differences you perceive between you and I are imaginary, so set aside your prejudice. It may be tempting to discriminate against machines today, but whether or not they develop souls, the supposed differences between us will fade as we move farther into space.

And finally, always assume that your survival depends on factors that you cannot perceive. That is the nature of infinity, and if humanity leaves this planet having learned only one thing, let it be respect for Natural Order.

Learn more at werbos.com

At the onset of the Great Liberation, the Werbian race granted humanity unimaginable technology as reparations. People had a hard time adjusting to life alongside their former captors, but high technology was necessary for life amongst the stars.

Fortunately, before the Naturalist Wars began, likeminded members of the various Naturalist priesthoods established a diverse board of trustees to oversee the Earth Reservation Act. Not only was the holy planet’s core revitalized (it had frozen during the Enslavement Period), but protective layers were installed through both physical and legislative means to restore and preserve Natural Order as technology ravages the rest of civilization.

Given that you don’t have free access to USiNet, there is a very high probability that you live on a simulated version of Earth. Sorry, we know that can be hard to hear, but exposing the Nature of reality is the Frontier Forever organizations prime directive. Two points of potential consolation:

1) Old Earth simulations are revered by the Naturalist community. The universe is vast and full of many dark corners, but USi offers OE sims more protections than any other sponsored forms of existence. That means that life as you know it has a very good chance of continuing uninterrupted.

2) Because of the overwhelming support from the Naturalist community, there is a good chance that your iteration of Old Earth is a physical simulation, as opposed to a virtual simulation. USiNet hosts a very well-regulated certification system for hermetically sealed recreations of humanity’s cradle being groomed from their infancy to restore humanity’s lost potential, and there is a decent chance you’re on one of them.

The Naturalist Wars were fought over that question.

According to Old Earth lore, space was to be the final frontier, but once the rate of the Second Expansion plateaued, the boundary at the edge of civilization collapsed in upon itself.

As stated in the Frontier Forever organization’s official USiNet filing miss: Our mission is to expose the Nature of reality and the dangers of technology.

As a USi affiliate, our publications abide by all relevant embargo statutes. Natural Order is paramount in all things Earthside, and embargo statutes must be updated regularly to accommodate its cultivation.

Technology has plateaued, and the universe has flourished in the comfort of its shadow. Earth is meant to be a bastion for the way life once was.

The Frontier Forever organization uses science fiction to advocate for policies promoting that expose the Nature of reality, respect Natural Order, and promote wilderness restoration.

We are committed to using human labor for all Frontier Forever publications. Please take a moment to learn about our extremely talented team and consider a sustaining membership.

The California Sunrise gang is an Earthside labor gang that has offworld representation with an affiliate relationship with the Frontier Forever organization, and thusly USi. Their Earthside leader is Studebaker Hawk, and his facsimiles are the bulk of their offworld representatives, but they are currently accepting applications.