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Scientists Simulate Alien Civilizations, Find They Keep Dying From Climate Change (futurism.com)

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

This is based on waste heat, for anyone that didn't read the article. Our current problem is actually a different, more avoidable one.

The study also assumes they just keep growing and can't decide to stop. You may or may not find that reasonable.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

assumes they just keep growing and can't decide to stop

That sounds like anti-spiral talk to me

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

And always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Isn't this a major plot point in Larry Niven's Ringworld in 1970?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don't exactly remember now, but the ring-building aliens ran out of space on their local planets, one way or another.

It would make sense. In the 70's in particular people though fusion reactors were right around the corner, and were worried about the waste heat from those.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

it involves the Pierson's Puppeteers

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It is yes!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Well I'm glad it's something they can actually claim to simulate since social stuff and specific interactions are ridiculous to claim to compute.