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#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds

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Are You a Kardashev Type One Civilization?

Kardashev type 1 civilization uses as much energy as is essentially insulin upon the planet from the star. We're using a tiny tiny tiny fraction of that right now. The more energy you have access to, the greater your capabilities will be. If we start ever doing anything like mind uploading or creating simulated realities then that cost will surely become a dominant source of our engine requirements at that point.

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