• sbr32@kbin.social
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    4 months ago

    I don’t know if this theory has a proper name but I have seen it multiple times.

    If a species has the ability to push their technology to the point they could become a space faring species, that technology will destroy the civilization before it can get there

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      4 months ago

      It may depend on the rate they get to that point. Add in a dense energy source that’s suddenly available and the rise of tech may be lethal. Perhaps the lucky ones don’t have something like petroleum so their species matures long before they ruin their world.