Comment on One million years from now...
SimplePhysics@sh.itjust.works 9 months agoThat’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.
Daft_ish@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You guys make some giant assumptions…
Sordid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Feel free to name one or two examples and show how and why they’re incorrect.
Daft_ish@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Write for me 400 words about how technology advancement is a linear progression that always follows the same path and needs the same exact external stimuli to advance.
Sordid@lemmy.world 8 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.