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The largest contribution then would be to set forest fires your entire life, or perhaps gas and oil fields if you have the skills.
by cornholio 4y ago
The 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.