Entropy Rising
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April 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Alien ruins don’t just tell us we’re not alone.
They tell us we’re on a path others didn’t survive.
And if that’s true, the ruins aren’t a discovery. They’re a warning.
They tell us we’re on a path others didn’t survive.
And if that’s true, the ruins aren’t a discovery. They’re a warning.
March 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Alien ruins don’t just tell us we’re not alone.
They tell us we’re on a path others didn’t survive.
And if that’s true, the ruins aren’t a discovery. They’re a warning.
They tell us we’re on a path others didn’t survive.
And if that’s true, the ruins aren’t a discovery. They’re a warning.
Or it could be ahead, something about advanced tech, AI, or interstellar expansion tends to end badly.
If we find empty alien cities, it means others made it past the early steps, just like us.
Which suggests the Filter isn’t behind us. It’s ahead.
If we find empty alien cities, it means others made it past the early steps, just like us.
Which suggests the Filter isn’t behind us. It’s ahead.
March 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Or it could be ahead, something about advanced tech, AI, or interstellar expansion tends to end badly.
If we find empty alien cities, it means others made it past the early steps, just like us.
Which suggests the Filter isn’t behind us. It’s ahead.
If we find empty alien cities, it means others made it past the early steps, just like us.
Which suggests the Filter isn’t behind us. It’s ahead.
If civilizations can rise to that level and still vanish, it raises a brutal question:
Are we next?
The Great Filter is the idea that somewhere on the path from life to advanced civilization, something almost always wipes you out.
It could be behind us, maybe complex life is incredibly rare.
Are we next?
The Great Filter is the idea that somewhere on the path from life to advanced civilization, something almost always wipes you out.
It could be behind us, maybe complex life is incredibly rare.
March 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
If civilizations can rise to that level and still vanish, it raises a brutal question:
Are we next?
The Great Filter is the idea that somewhere on the path from life to advanced civilization, something almost always wipes you out.
It could be behind us, maybe complex life is incredibly rare.
Are we next?
The Great Filter is the idea that somewhere on the path from life to advanced civilization, something almost always wipes you out.
It could be behind us, maybe complex life is incredibly rare.
Over time, those temporary crews could give way to permanent residents, and with them, the seeds of a true lunar civilization. But the first “cities” on the Moon won’t be built for aesthetics. They’ll be built to function.
March 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Over time, those temporary crews could give way to permanent residents, and with them, the seeds of a true lunar civilization. But the first “cities” on the Moon won’t be built for aesthetics. They’ll be built to function.
At first, it’ll just be workers, engineers, scientists, and technicians running essential systems. But as technology improves and supply chains stabilize, secondary industries could begin to emerge: manufacturing, research, and maybe even tourism.
March 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
At first, it’ll just be workers, engineers, scientists, and technicians running essential systems. But as technology improves and supply chains stabilize, secondary industries could begin to emerge: manufacturing, research, and maybe even tourism.
In many ways, it’ll resemble oil rigs or remote mining towns on Earth: tough environments, rotating crews, and infrastructure focused entirely on keeping people alive and equipment running.
March 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
In many ways, it’ll resemble oil rigs or remote mining towns on Earth: tough environments, rotating crews, and infrastructure focused entirely on keeping people alive and equipment running.
Early Moon bases will likely be buried in regolith for radiation shielding, with cramped pressurized modules connected by airlocks and tunnels.
Life will be dominated by resource extraction, maintenance, and engineering, not luxury, comfort, or even much personal space.
Life will be dominated by resource extraction, maintenance, and engineering, not luxury, comfort, or even much personal space.
March 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Early Moon bases will likely be buried in regolith for radiation shielding, with cramped pressurized modules connected by airlocks and tunnels.
Life will be dominated by resource extraction, maintenance, and engineering, not luxury, comfort, or even much personal space.
Life will be dominated by resource extraction, maintenance, and engineering, not luxury, comfort, or even much personal space.
If something this rare is still essential, it suggests that life doesn’t have an easy substitute for it.
We often assume that if a planet has water, it could support life. But if phosphorus is scarce across the cosmos, it could be one of the great filters keeping intelligent civilizations rare.
We often assume that if a planet has water, it could support life. But if phosphorus is scarce across the cosmos, it could be one of the great filters keeping intelligent civilizations rare.
March 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
If something this rare is still essential, it suggests that life doesn’t have an easy substitute for it.
We often assume that if a planet has water, it could support life. But if phosphorus is scarce across the cosmos, it could be one of the great filters keeping intelligent civilizations rare.
We often assume that if a planet has water, it could support life. But if phosphorus is scarce across the cosmos, it could be one of the great filters keeping intelligent civilizations rare.
Even on Earth, phosphorus is a limiting factor for ecosystems. It’s relatively rare in the environment, and life has evolved to aggressively recycle every bit of it. In many places, phosphorus availability controls how much life an ecosystem can support, and when it runs low, growth slows to a crawl
March 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Even on Earth, phosphorus is a limiting factor for ecosystems. It’s relatively rare in the environment, and life has evolved to aggressively recycle every bit of it. In many places, phosphorus availability controls how much life an ecosystem can support, and when it runs low, growth slows to a crawl
But here’s the problem, phosphorus isn’t evenly distributed in the galaxy. It’s mainly created in rare types of supernovae, meaning some planets may have plenty, while others barely have any.
March 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
But here’s the problem, phosphorus isn’t evenly distributed in the galaxy. It’s mainly created in rare types of supernovae, meaning some planets may have plenty, while others barely have any.
Phosphorus is essential for DNA, RNA, and ATP (the molecule that powers cells). Without it, complex life as we know it simply wouldn’t function.
March 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Phosphorus is essential for DNA, RNA, and ATP (the molecule that powers cells). Without it, complex life as we know it simply wouldn’t function.
Heavier elements than iron can, of course, be made through fusion (ultimately, all elements were made by fusion), but making these elements results in a net energy loss and is not something a star can sustain.
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Heavier elements than iron can, of course, be made through fusion (ultimately, all elements were made by fusion), but making these elements results in a net energy loss and is not something a star can sustain.
With no more energy to counteract gravity, the core collapses in an instant, triggering a supernova and scattering heavier elements across the universe.
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
With no more energy to counteract gravity, the core collapses in an instant, triggering a supernova and scattering heavier elements across the universe.
Iron has the most stable nucleus of any element, meaning it’s at the tipping point between energy releasing fusion and energy draining fusion. If a star starts producing iron in its core, it’s a death sentence.
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Iron has the most stable nucleus of any element, meaning it’s at the tipping point between energy releasing fusion and energy draining fusion. If a star starts producing iron in its core, it’s a death sentence.
Why? Because up until that point, every fusion reaction converts mass into energy, fueling the star. But once iron forms, fusing it doesn’t generate energy it absorbs it.
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Why? Because up until that point, every fusion reaction converts mass into energy, fueling the star. But once iron forms, fusing it doesn’t generate energy it absorbs it.
So for now He-3 fusion is truly science fiction but the reduced radiation could make it a valuable fuel for future space exploration
March 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
So for now He-3 fusion is truly science fiction but the reduced radiation could make it a valuable fuel for future space exploration
On top of that, He-3 is incredibly rare on Earth. But it may exist in large quantities on the Moon or trapped in the atmospheres of gas giants, making it a long term energy goal for future space industries.
March 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
On top of that, He-3 is incredibly rare on Earth. But it may exist in large quantities on the Moon or trapped in the atmospheres of gas giants, making it a long term energy goal for future space industries.
Helium-3 fusion, on the other hand, produces almost no neutrons, meaning less radiation, less long term waste, safer reactors and higher efficiency
The challenge? He-3 fusion requires much higher temperatures to sustain a reaction compared to deuterium-tritium fusion.
The challenge? He-3 fusion requires much higher temperatures to sustain a reaction compared to deuterium-tritium fusion.
March 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Helium-3 fusion, on the other hand, produces almost no neutrons, meaning less radiation, less long term waste, safer reactors and higher efficiency
The challenge? He-3 fusion requires much higher temperatures to sustain a reaction compared to deuterium-tritium fusion.
The challenge? He-3 fusion requires much higher temperatures to sustain a reaction compared to deuterium-tritium fusion.