Model predicts we're the only advanced civilization in the observable universe

Re:Model predicts we're the only advanced civilization in th... by aeorgnoieang on Monday June 25, 2018 @10:19AM (#17392599)

> In fact, our current value and belief systems would not recommend such an expansion either.

This just isn't true. There are current value and belief systems, even ones held by people with a relative large amount of political and economic power, that do in fact recommend such an expansion (someday).

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Re:Model predicts we're the only advanced civilization in th... by DennisP on Monday June 25, 2018 @11:14AM (#17393035)

I would say it's the dominant value system, given that our global economy and energy consumption grows by around 2% per year, with no serious efforts to change that.

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Re:Model predicts we're the only advanced civilization in th... by dane-pgp on Monday June 25, 2018 @02:33PM (#17394578)

It's worth pointing out that for developed economies like the US, UK, and Japan, the amount of per capita energy usage is the lowest it has been in decades:

https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/0784d9d63336606d4ca025...

This may be at least in part due to the shifting of energy-intensive industries to countries like China, but it does show that countries can continue to grow their GDP (per capita) while dropping their energy usage per capita, which bodes well for the future.

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