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My contribution to the heat death of the universe is indelible due to the laws of thermodynamics.
by frozenport 4y ago
My contribution to the heat death of the universe is indelible due to the laws of thermodynamics.
- hgomersall 4y agoIndeed, the more one achieves, the more one contributes. One might even suggest it is the defining characteristic of life - a better way to increase entropy.
- cornholio 4y agoThe largest contribution then would be to set forest fires your entire life, or perhaps gas and oil fields if you have the skills.
- nullc 4y agoI dunno, those forests were going to burn eventually anyways-- so is that a contribution? To really make your mark on entropy you have to bring things to a lower energy state that requires crossing a substantial barrier, such that it wouldn't happen on its own. The potential disaster outcomes considered for the LHC would be good candidates, especially https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_vacuum_decay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_vacuum_decay
- jacquesm 4y agoNow that's what I call ambition!
- hgomersall 4y agoNo, you want a stable ecosystem that can keep alive as much life as possible which can maximise entropy production over much longer timescales. It's necessary to maximise the whole system's entropy exhaust over time. Much better if we can get people to colonize new planets, or create a Dyson sphere or whatever.
- rbanffy 4y agoI’ve always sought to reduce entropy locally while knowing that my effort increases it on average outside my focus, but I made peace with that.