Re:Aliens on 1k nearby stars could see us, new study suggests
by mylons on Saturday October 24, 2020 @12:47PM
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Sure, but we’re now beginning to talk about infinite scale and infinite resources. Who cares if 1 planet doesn’t produce probes as fast or at all? Who cares if 1 probe slams through a planet? That being said, I think the latter case might be more controllable by a civilization capable of creating the machines?
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Re:Aliens on 1k nearby stars could see us, new study suggests
by Retric on Saturday October 24, 2020 @07:07PM
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The fear is that you destroy one or more of your inhabited planet not just a lifeless ball. Which I would hope you and most people would consider a significant downside. That risk is balanced vs the benefit of sending self replicating probes to every star system which just doesn’t seem that useful.
Now is that a large or small risk? I don’t have the technology but it’s something that could reasonably concern a civilization.