“[I]magine that aliens that want to toy with you in particular have put a black hole on a collision course with Earth. Imagine that the only way to redirect it is using alien tech on an alien space ship that has been left on Earth and which can be piloted only by you and you alone – and that, to destroy the black hole, you must cross the event horizon, never to return. Would you save the world then? And if so, would you do it only grudgingly? [W]ould you go all out to save the world, or would you put in a token “best effort”, a token “at least I tried”, and then go back to enjoying your remaining time? And if you can’t go all out even in incredible imaginary scenarios where everything depends on you, what are you holding out for?”

— Nate Soares, Desperation (2015)