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Zoom all the way in [1] all the way in to get some feeling of the huge number of stars. Then think about every one supporting its own civilization at a scale gr
by njarboe 8y ago
Zoom all the way in [1] all the way in to get some feeling of the huge number of stars. Then think about every one supporting its own civilization at a scale greater than ours. An awesome thought.
I sure hope interstellar travel is something that intelligent civilizations do, our galaxy is full of them, and the Fermi paradox is because Earth is in some sort of nature preserve situation, not because of a great filter we are yet to encounter.
[1] https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1901a/zoomable/ https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1901a/zoomable/