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BillHicksScream t1_iwl3kol wrote

>However, if humanity were to harness all of Earth’s energy and become a Type I civilization on the Kardashev Scale, 

You cant "become" something that does not exist yet. Dreaming doesnt count as...anything. There's no such thing as a "Type 1 Civilisation", which is a really fucked, environmental nightmare to begin with.

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SteveBennett7g t1_iwl46kh wrote

Right? That whole Kardashev system has always struck me as a bizarre overgrowth of capitalist, imperialist fantasies. A civilization powerful enough to dominate space like a plague would be wise enough not to want to. What are we, the Borg?

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BillHicksScream t1_iwm22x7 wrote

The Soviets wanted to colonize the solar system.

"Communism + Capitalism are two sides of the same coin". - Gary Snyder.

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SteveBennett7g t1_iwmw43t wrote

"Under capitalism, man exploits man, but under socialism the reverse is true" -- I forget who.

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Hot_Objective_5686 t1_iwl8xbx wrote

There’s no evidence that life even exists outside of our planet to begin with, much less intelligent life. The modern obsession with finding extraterrestrials is just religious eschatology masquerading as science.

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