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Re:My dad launched the quest to find alien intelligence by EE84M3i on Monday June 22, 2020 @12:09AM (#23597281)
As far as I know, the concept of the 'great filter' was invented by (the now canceled) Robin Hanson.
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Re:My dad launched the quest to find alien intelligence by jes5199 on Monday June 22, 2020 @12:19AM (#23597318)
Hanson gave it that name in the 90s but it’s implied in Drake’s equations - I think people in the 1960s were aware of the subtext
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