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I don't think a planet would be an inefficient way to make real estate. Look at the benefits we get from living on a planet: free gravity, free protection from
by xlm1717 11y ago
I don't think a planet would be an inefficient way to make real estate. Look at the benefits we get from living on a planet: free gravity, free protection from UV radiation, free life support, huge storage of water. I would assume that a civilization capable of constructing huge light collectors would also have no problem escaping the gravity field of a planet.
- theandrewbailey 11y agoA planet is (one of?) the worst celestial objects in terms of usable area to mass. The benefits you listed may not be valid for planets other than Earth. In fact, most of Earth's surface isn't easily usable by us, due to large oceans and ice caps.
- jonathankolber 11y agoThe benefits you cite for planetary living could also be enjoyed living inside an O'Neill space colony, including controlled gravity (from centrifugal force generated by spin).
- yarou 11y agoThat assumes that these hypothetical beings are made of matter and not pure energy. It could be that these beings are energy "parasites" that consume energy directly from stars. They may even be an artificial intelligence that seeks to saturate the known universe, in which case a planet is unnecessary and even inefficient for their real estate. Maybe they just want to construct more interstellar data centers to propagate ;)
- nitrogen 11y agoWhat would it mean for something to be made of "pure energy" in scientific terms?