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Re:I Hope the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Finds Nothing... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @04:33AM (#24129770)
Even if we'll "just" regress back to pre-industrial age instead, it's almost the same as extinction, because humanity will become boring. It'll have a ceiling on its potential for thousands of years, or more.
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Re:I Hope the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Finds Nothing... by jeffreyrogers on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @02:13PM (#24134980)
Maybe in terms of human accomplishment it would be more boring, but probably less boring for individuals.
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Re:I Hope the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Finds Nothing... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @04:55PM (#24136863)
I meant that in the former, but even in terms of the latter, I personally feel that humanity's progress also made life less boring for individuals than it was before. But I may be biased by how much I enjoy exploring all kinds of complexity and artificial systems.
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