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DanielLC comments on Crazy Ideas Thread, Aug. 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: DanielLC 12 August 2015 09:29:50PM 1 point [-]

There are two major problems with how the earth is currently set up. Only the surface is habitable, and it's a sphere, which is known for having the minimum possible surface area for its volume. A Matrioshka brain would be a much more optimal environment. Although that depends on your definition of "human being".