The Planet of Thinking Crystals – an Electrical Civilization

These angular shapes may look like an abstract painting – but they are, in fact, an alien living forest of colorful thinking crystals. Their thinking, however, is pretty rigid, simplistic, and abstract – which makes any dialog between our civilizations excruciatingly boring and mostly pointless. The planet is of little practical use to us, but with the right angle and lighting it is a feast for the eye and a popular destination for alien nature photographers. Large glossy prints of its landscapes grace Earth’s corporate offices, outcompeting decorative abstractions by human artists.