The burnout-collapse trajectory is another kind of homeostasis, only one with very wide range of variation. Though that produces huge human suffering and lossy

The burnout-collapse trajectory is another kind of homeostasis, only one with very wide range of variation. Though that produces huge human suffering and lossy cultural transmission so it might be worth avoiding. But homeostatic awakening is continually underway, from 20th century discourse of technique and enframing to our modern drives for global sustainability. Would it not be wise to err on the side of caution, reaching for the stars at some slowest effective rate (Elons per millenium;) until we know more? Another concern is civilization may execute both futures parallelly via splitting: where some 'elite' Gosper glider-like sets off from home planet, and the Gosper glider gun remains to reset the cycle. If collapse assumed this is your K shaped recovery. The Fermi paradox does not overly worry me for some reason. Everything Is just so improbable really.