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You don’t need most advanced civilisations to want to spread, just one. The first one that choose to spread will occupy the universe and capture all the energy
by danieltillett 10y ago
You don’t need most advanced civilisations to want to spread, just one. The first one that choose to spread will occupy the universe and capture all the energy that the stars are currently emitting into space.
The more we learn about other planets the more unusual Earth looks from a climatic stability perspective. There really is a good chance that Earth is unique in its level of stability - at least within the visible universe.
- lordnacho 10y agoIt's plausible that such civilizations are up against an unsurmountable hurdle. Perhaps they can't spread in an economically viable way? If you look at the rocket equation, a slightly different planet would make launching rockets extremely difficult.
- danieltillett 10y agoYou have to postulate that all civilisations fail to spreed, not just some. On the economics once you can make the first von Neumann probe the cost of taking over the universe is zero.