| ▲ | ctmnt 2 days ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
That’s a common trope? Can’t say I’ve run into it. But I’d like to! What are some good examples? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Supermancho 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the book Calculating God, a character notes that this is a common civilization-wide choice. Living in virtual reality, rather than trying to expand into the vast expanses of space, is a common trope as much as it's a logical choice. It neatly explains the Fermi Paradox. In some fiction, like The Matrix, the choice might be forced due to cultural shifts, but the outcome is the same. A relatively sterile low-energy state civilization doing pure processing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | triMichael 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kurzgesagt just made a video on it a couple months back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMm-U2pHrXE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | CamperBob2 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Here you go: https://pastebin.com/raw/SUd5sLRC And it only cost 0.006 rain forests! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | UltraSane 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aestivation_hypothesis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9sh9NpL4i8 https://mindmatters.ai/2020/10/researchers-the-aliens-exist-... https://aleph.se/andart2/space/the-aestivation-hypothesis-po... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||