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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Like, we're destroying the one place we know is a sure bet on where we can prosper if we keep it healthy, but instead the world's richest man is trying to expand to other planets while this one's ability to sustain life is in jeopardy. IMO that makes us potentially a very stupid species compared to a species that doesn't really care about meeting other aliens because they value the life on their own planet far more than we do.

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[–] edible_funk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

At this point civilization collapse would effectively terrestrially lock us in. There aren't enough easily accessible raw materials to reindustrialize to a space-faring point.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Yep.

If you burn through all the readily available energy resources, civilization collapses, then tries to rebuild itself...

It can't. Their ancestors kicked over the ladder of progress, and broke it.

Attempt 2 at civilization now has to figure out another tech tree, because they cannot cost effectively lubricate an industrial economy and logistics with fossil fuel.

Not strictly impossible, per se, but they have an even more difficult task.