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I don't think there's just one great filter. I imagine there are various filters depending on the particular environment and circumstances. Several are behind
by fnord77 5y ago
I don't think there's just one great filter.
I imagine there are various filters depending on the particular environment and circumstances.
Several are behind us already. Several are ahead.
- cout 5y agoThe filter might also not be one in which a civilization goes extinct but one in which the civilization goes dark to any outside observers. What if the ultimate fate of any sufficiently sophisticated species is to harness their sun's energy to create and enter a pocket universe where the stars are still close enough together to travel between them at light speed?