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.
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.
Blyfh@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Great! So they’ll skip the fossil energy era and jump directly to renewables? We paved the for them to avoiding another climate change.
Sordid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
We’re having quite a bit of trouble making that jump 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.