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jacob_cannell comments on Astronomy, space exploration and the Great Filter - Less Wrong Discussion

23 Post author: JoshuaZ 19 April 2015 07:26PM

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Comment author: jacob_cannell 21 April 2015 11:34:47PM 0 points [-]

No I don't see it as a sure scenario, just one that has much higher probability mass than dyson spheres. Compact, cold structures are far more likely than large hot constructions - due to speed of light and thermodynamic considerations.