14 April 2009 - torture universe
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To primitives like us, the universe looks big and interesting,
with lots of rocks to poke under. But imagine the viewpoint
of an advanced civilization—hemmed in on one side by
increasing entropy, and on the other by sparse raw materials
disappearing behind the light cone as the universe expands.
It’s the horror cliche spiked room. No wonder they all left!
clue:
“There’s a better place to be” is not a common explanation of
the Fermi Paradox (“where are they?”). I don’t know why not.
take oh take this clue away
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