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

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 49 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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.

[–] match@pawb.social 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

That sounds like anti-spiral talk to me

[–] booly@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

And always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.

[–] Mesophar@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH

[–] Atrichum@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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.

[–] homain@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

it involves the Pierson's Puppeteers

[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 10 months ago

It is yes!

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 10 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.