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"Most bright alien species probably go extinct gradually, allocating more time and resources to their pleasures, and less to their children. They eventually die
by rm-rf 17y ago
"Most bright alien species probably go extinct gradually, allocating more time and resources to their pleasures, and less to their children. They eventually die out when the game behind all games—the Game of Life—says “Game Over; you are out of lives and you forgot to reproduce.”"
It's not hard to imagine that happening - or more likely, the fraction of civilization that is capable of advancing society fails to reproduce, and the part that does reproduce isn't able to advance society.
- stcredzero 17y agoIt's not hard to imagine that happening - or more likely, the fraction of civilization that is capable of advancing society fails to reproduce, and the part that does reproduce isn't able to advance society. Once we are able to create viable new societies, societies themselves can evolve out of this trap. We may need space colonization before this can happen, however.