Exoplanet

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exoplanet

Title text: I'm convinced the universe put a limit on information transmission speed so that aliens couldn't see all this shit live.

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Did you know that you can build a "hypertelescope" using a huge array of spacecraft moving in formation? It could be powerful enough to resolve surface features on exoplanets.

We could do this today if we were willing to spend insane money on it. Plausibly it'll be easy in a century or two.

If any alien civilization exists within 100,000 light years or so, and they're technologically ahead of us by a few centuries, they will one day see our continents.

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If they look at earth night, they'll see borders, especially where very poor countries abut very rich ones, like with the korean peninsula.

Earth has war, poverty, territoriality, and we are broadcasting this information in every direction all day long

What's your point?

Are you familiar with the fermi paradox?

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Votey Transcript

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Far across the galaxy

Oh look! This planet is in its awkward phase!

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