They want your ethics for $105

Re:They want your ethics for $105 by kibwen on Friday November 01, 2024 @11:10PM (#42023781)

An intelligent species would extrapolate forward and realize that the ruthless pursuit of infinite resource expenditure is a guaranteed path to annihilation. If the game is self-destruction, then the winning move is not to play.

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Re:They want your ethics for $105 by daedrdev on Friday November 01, 2024 @11:17PM (#42023805)

We aren't going to run out of efficiency gains anytime soon. And with a declining population projected, the whole infinite resources argument is less important since we can grow per person with less people

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Re:They want your ethics for $105 by hhejrkrn on Saturday November 02, 2024 @12:41AM (#42024122)

How do you get an intelligent species??

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Re:They want your ethics for $105 by rapind on Saturday November 02, 2024 @01:06AM (#42024182)

We should ask them when we meet them.

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