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Alien civilisations were destroying entire stars for just being suspicious, and did it within a few decades of receiving information, which means (due to the sp
by WithinReason 3y ago
Alien civilisations were destroying entire stars for just being suspicious, and did it within a few decades of receiving information, which means (due to the speed of light limitation) that star destroying weapons were spread around the galaxy every few dozen light years. This means resources were extremely abundant, so it's absurd that a civilisation that can do this simply can't send a probe to every star to check for civilisations.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoDarn straight. And then colonize or subjugate any existing populations. I think the books obliquely addressed this by having one of the major civilizations mention a comparable civilization that was its antagonist. But even so, subjugation or incorporation of other intelligent species shouldn't have been impossible.