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I think the real implication is that we would have to be a Type III to survive at that point. I suspect this is a practical impossibility. Certainly the speed

by nknight 15y ago

I think the real implication is that we would have to be a Type III to survive at that point. I suspect this is a practical impossibility. Certainly the speed of light presents significant challenges.

arethuza 15y ago
If we did produce a Type III civilisation I don't think it would be based on anything remotely like a collection of biological humans. Probably more like the god like entity playing with humanity in Missile Gap by Charlie Stross: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2007/04/missile_gap.html http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2007/04/missile_...