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I disagree. There's an asymmetry -- you only need one expansionist civilization to disturb the pristine universe that we observe, no matter how many civilizatio
by thewakalix 6y ago
I disagree. There's an asymmetry -- you only need one expansionist civilization to disturb the pristine universe that we observe, no matter how many civilizations are content with staying home and remaining quiet.
(Relevant: the unilateralist's curse, https://nickbostrom.com/papers/unilateralist.pdf https://nickbostrom.com/papers/unilateralist.pdf.)
- Scarblac 6y agoFirst, expansionism needs to be possible. Chemical rockets combined with large biological life forms seem to rule out interstellar colonization.