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The Fermi paradox is "why a highly developed civilization isn't behaving like a Western colonialists or tourists toward primitive natives of some remote wildern
by VladRussian2 13y ago
The Fermi paradox is "why a highly developed civilization isn't behaving like a Western colonialists or tourists toward primitive natives of some remote wilderness".
- Pxtl 13y agoThe universe is old. If habitable planets are common, then it's functionally inevitable that intelligent life exists with a billion year head start on us. Would they eschew expansionism? Maybe. Would they always eschew it 100% of the time? Definitely not. And this is a Darwinean process - the ones that decided to stay home are the ones you don't meet. And they've had a billion years to change their minds. Consider that the likelihood is numerous billion-year-head-starts, one species would inevitably try it.
- VladRussian2 13y agoi'm not saying that they wouldn't pursue expansionism. A half-billion years ago they could have had a thriving colony on our planet. And, as you said, there is a plenty of time to change their mind, literally, and bodies, so planet surface existence isn't a key anymore, or at least it isn't a big deal to let go the planet which has potential for development of new civilization. We're just so low on the development ladder, that we're a national park, designated wilderness, off-limit for the ones who can reach us.