I don’t exactly remember now, but the ring-building aliens ran out of space on their local planets, one way or another.
It would make sense. In the 70’s in particular people though fusion reactors were right around the corner, and were worried about the waste heat from those.
This is based on waste heat, for anyone that didn’t read the article. Our current problem is actually a different, more avoidable one.
The study also assumes they just keep growing and can’t decide to stop. You may or may not find that reasonable.
Well I’m glad it’s something they can actually claim to simulate since social stuff and specific interactions are ridiculous to claim to compute.
That sounds like anti-spiral talk to me
And always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.
Isn’t this a major plot point in Larry Niven’s Ringworld in 1970?
it involves the Pierson’s Puppeteers
I don’t exactly remember now, but the ring-building aliens ran out of space on their local planets, one way or another.
It would make sense. In the 70’s in particular people though fusion reactors were right around the corner, and were worried about the waste heat from those.
It is yes!