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> I'm still not very convinced any civilization will actually expand significantly beyond one solar system. Whether a civilization expand beyond their solar sy
by deepstack 6y ago
> I'm still not very convinced any civilization will actually expand significantly beyond one solar system.
Whether a civilization expand beyond their solar system is entirely depending on if they develop the technology to do so in a relatively short time compare to their life span.
One good reason could be habitable planets. There may not be enough habitable planets left in the solar system.
Extra: some sci-fi look at Kardashev scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale
- bayesian_horse 6y agoThey wouldn't need habitable planets at all Escaping one solar system with some amount of colonists is probably harder than developing the technology to not need whatever counts as "habitable planet" at the other end. They'd use the new system's ressources for all sorts of things, least of which would be biological survival.
- lupire 6y agoEscaping a solar system just requires fuel and a freezer.