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What if "typical" technological civilizations only go through a very brief period of broadcasting detectable TV signals and then they wire up the entire planet
by jpm_sd 9y ago
What if "typical" technological civilizations only go through a very brief period of broadcasting detectable TV signals and then they wire up the entire planet with leak-free fiber optic cables? Then all we can count on is intentional transmissions that say "find us here"?
- InitialLastName 9y agoPresumably, they would still need a way to communicate with remote (unwireable) entities? We find quite a lot of use for devices in orbit. It's hard to imagine that use disappearing, especially as we move towards mining resources in our local solar neighborhood.
- bluGill 9y agoWe know that humans like to be connected on the go. Wireless works well for this, I'm not sure how to do leak-free fibre to my car (my wife driving - lets be safe here)