[mistermann]

> Does anybody see a way something like this can actually be avoided?

I think it would be a good idea to establish a means by which people who belong to various different tribes, both domestic and global, can communicate with each other and agree at least in principle (subject to various conditions, etc) to being open (in principle) to the idea of setting aside their differences and maybe cooperating with each other on genuinely/plausibly dangerous issues.

This would be step 1 in a multi-part long term strategy.

> An eternally dark sky like in the Matrix?

The Matrix is chock full of ideas that would have substantial utility in such an undertaking. And that's just one piece of art from one particular domain. Imagine if one brought to bear the power contained within all art.