Long have scientists pondered the topic of why extraterrestrials do not visit Earth. Recently, two academics set out to answer this question by proposing an unorthodox hypothesis: established civilizations simply ceased to develop or perished. Their findings were published in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
A new idea indicates that as extraterrestrial civilizations grow and improve technologically, they will ultimately reach a point where innovation cannot keep up with energy consumption. There will be a further collapse.
The most rational course of action is to forgo the “steady growth” assumption in favor of achieving equilibrium. In such a circumstance, according to the experts, humanity will lose the possibility to go to other stars.
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