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[-] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 11 months ago

What makes life on another planet more worthwhile than life here? Also humans didn't take that long to evolve so there's plenty of opportunity for a successor to us to reach the stars in a way that causes less suffering. For that matter, we could have simply taken a couple hundred extra years to get there and reduced human suffering by like a thousandfold with a more equitable society. Bloody stupid capitalist nonsense.

[-] Sordid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

there’s plenty of opportunity for a successor to us to reach the stars

No, there isn't. We've already used up all the easily accessible sources of fossil fuels, so whoever comes after us won't have the energy sources necessary to have an industrial revolution and will be stuck at a pre-industrial tech level forever.

[-] Blyfh@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Great! So they'll skip the fossil energy era and jump directly to renewables? We paved the path for them to avoiding another climate change.

[-] Sordid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

We're having quite a bit of trouble making that transition even with the benefits of a couple centuries of fossil-fueled industry. I find the idea of jumping directly from horse-drawn wagons to wind turbines and solar panels rather implausible.

[-] SimplePhysics@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That’s right, if we kick the bucket, a new intelligent civilization would not have the resources to advance at our pace. They may figure out the atom, but they won’t have the resources to utilize their knowledge. Then there is the ever looming threat of a disaster, and these preindustrial civilizations will be wiped out with zero warning or preparation.

Also: what are the chances a species similar to us in intelligence will emerge again on this rock? I’m going to bet it’s pretty darn tiny.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

You guys make some giant assumptions....

[-] Sordid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Feel free to name one or two examples and show how and why they're incorrect.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Write for me 4000 words on how technological advancement is a linear progression that always follows the same path and needs the same exact external stimuli to occur.

[-] Sordid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

4000 words? Oh please, that can be done in a hundredth of that: The laws of physics are constant, and more advanced technologies have energy requirements that must be met by preceding technologies. At the same time, each technology also has to offer enough tangible benefits to be worth pursuing on its own.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Sorry, that is not what I asked for. The fact you won't do it means you're wrong.

[-] Sordid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Feel free to make up the difference by rereading those two sentences a hundred times. Maybe that'll be enough for the point to get through.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

They are the extent of your creativity and imagination, aren't they.

[-] Sordid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I take it you have nothing else relevant to add to the topic. Cool. See you around.

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