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When Will Humanity Become a Type I Civilization? A New Paper Explores Our Limits
- PaulHoule 5y agoNever. Intelligent life bypasses Kardashev's milestones. If people really wanted to consume a lot of energy they'd disassemble Ceres and build a small megastructure. (Small compared to Niven's Ringworld) https://www.livescience.com/megasatellite-colony-ceres-oneill-cylinder.html https://www.livescience.com/megasatellite-colony-ceres-oneil... similarly the Dyson sphere is an unrealistic goal (not enough mass in the inner solar system)
- gregjor 5y agoSince we invented the arbitrary civilization “types” from a sample of one, we can decide when we “become a Type I,” or any type. Let’s call ourselves Type I and intergalactic now — who will know?