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Barriers to Becoming a Kardashev Civilization

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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The Limits of Hydroponics

We will fall to this society as a megawatt society for the rest of the episode. Its Kardashev level population is 10 to 10 for K1, 10 to 20 for K2, and 10 to 30 for K3. We are a planet of nearly 8 billion with an endangered ecology which often forces trade-offs. They would have 200 billion people living in better circumstances than your typical wealthy upper middle class modern human without ecological concerns.

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