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> So assuming an advanced civ is going to do what we'd do - build ships, colonise, hoard and transform resources - is more than a little naive and unimaginative
by MiroF 6y ago
> So assuming an advanced civ is going to do what we'd do - build ships, colonise, hoard and transform resources - is more than a little naive and unimaginative.
The assumption is weaker than you suggest. It's not that your typical advanced civ will do what we'd do, just that some proportion (perhaps extremely small) of civilizations will be expansionary.
- saberdancer 6y agoBut what is to make them expansionary. Space is so vast and resources plentiful that it is doubtful any run of the mill system would be interesting. After you are sufficiently advanced you probably do not need much resources at all.
- MiroF 6y ago> After you are sufficiently advanced you probably do not need much resources at all. Any process that involves replication will eventually need more resources.