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Our energy production grows exponentially. For a type I civilisation, producing that kind of energy would be possible. For a type II it would be trivial. In
by mr_toad 2y ago
Our energy production grows exponentially. For a type I civilisation, producing that kind of energy would be possible. For a type II it would be trivial. In any case the timescales involved are measured in centuries.
- mr_mitm 2y agoThat's mainly because our population roughly grew exponentially lately. That won't continue. Energy production is not something self-amplifying like a population of rabbits, so there is no fundamental reason why energy production per capita should grow indefinitely. But sure, how you would turn sunshine into antimatter at astronomical rates might be an interesting problem to think about. But my original point that basically dismissing this as an engineering issue is a bit dishonest still stands.