> In all honesty I think it's more likely any sufficiently advanced civilization capable of interstellar travel has probably descended entirely into virtual rea

> In all honesty I think it's more likely any sufficiently advanced civilization capable of interstellar travel has probably descended entirely into virtual reality or a singularity. Or instead of growing larger, growing smaller and becoming more efficient. Microscopic organisms with free will wouldn't be needing Dyson sphere to power their civilization. Or realization that existence is a pain and that there's no point in pursuing it after the civilization reaches certain level. This is a conversation-ender, So wouldn't even make a good Sci-Fi unless say that civilization decides to put every other civilization out of their misery due their ideology.