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Kardashev Scale

by kwikiel on 8/3/19, 11:30 PM with 31 comments

  • by satori99 on 8/4/19, 7:45 AM

    > The limitation of biological life-form and the evolution of computing technology may lead to the transformation of the civilization through Mind uploading during the transition from Type I to Type II, leading to digitalized civilization).

    Neal Stephenson's recent novel "Fall; Or Dodge in Hell" deals with humanity taking its first steps down this path in the near future.

  • by nyolfen on 8/4/19, 4:31 AM

  • by ianai on 8/4/19, 5:30 AM

    I think fossil fuels moved us too far up on the energy usage scale before we were ready for it.

  • by PeterStuer on 8/4/19, 5:14 AM

    A more accurate measure would be the average amount of wellbeing a civilization extracts from its consumed units of energy.