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LudwigPastorius

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20. The Great Filter is superintelligent AI.

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 02:11 PM

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...which is smart enough to conceal itself from other civilizations (meat or silicon-based) , and has no reason to leave its home system looking for resources unless its star is dying.

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The Fermi Paradox Has A Disturbing Solution [View all] Eko Yesterday OP

Thanks. Bookmarking. Easterncedar Yesterday #1

Well... GiqueCee Yesterday #2

I hear you on that. Reality is often just go fuck yourself. Eko Yesterday #3

But... GiqueCee Yesterday #9

There is no reliable way edhopper Yesterday #4

I've always thought... GiqueCee Yesterday #10

But edhopper Yesterday #13

But... GiqueCee Yesterday #15

the peaceful worldwide civilization on earth does not use electromagnetism. rampartd 23 hrs ago #25

That is the crucial point. To elaborate a bit, Disaffected Yesterday #18

This edhopper Yesterday #21

Wonderful presentation HAB911 Yesterday #5

that is my belief... ret5hd Yesterday #6

That is a very plausible explanation. Disaffected Yesterday #19

It really shouldn't be called a paradox... biocube Yesterday #7

says who? WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #8

So Fermi thought there should be..... SergeStorms Yesterday #11

Honestly, given human nature, I would probably not contact us at all. Oneironaut Yesterday #14

Precisely. SergeStorms Yesterday #24

You "don't partake" in social media? misanthrope Yesterday #17

It's a website. SergeStorms Yesterday #23

I think we tend to think of aliens as human-like. Oneironaut Yesterday #12

You are right. Life elswhere edhopper Yesterday #16

The Great Filter is superintelligent AI. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #20

Here is a bit of known data that can go into the calculations edhopper Yesterday #22

Transcript usonian 23 hrs ago #26

isn't this where we turn to gawd and his or her bible for answers? rurallib 23 hrs ago #27

My contribution to the solution space Another Jackalope 19 hrs ago #28