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Barriers to Becoming a Kardashev Civilization

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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The Next Obstacle to a Megawatt Society

The next hurdle to becoming K2 for a megawatt society is ripping plants worth of superheated gas from our sun. That may be something that can be practically done at a far smaller scale, but it's not an easy task. The remaining barriers really would tend to be existential ones and trying to decide what your civilization's purpose is.

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