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The Solution to Fermi's Paradox is Nigh

We're watching the solution to Fermi's Paradox unfold in real time

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Oct 22, 2023
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Detonated on March 1, 1954, “Castle Bravo”, the first in a series of Thermonuclear weapons tests, remains the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated by the United States. The total energy yield of the device was equivalent to the energy released by 15 million tons of TNT or 15 Megatons.

Before I begin, I wish to state up front that this post contains no political content and does not take sides in any particular conflict. Political motivations or outcomes not withstanding, I am a sentient being who knows and feels pain. I feel the pain and empathize with those who are suffering oppression or death at the hands of an oppressor or a political entity who possesses greater power and uses that power for self-interest against a weaker population.

There are at least three major conflicts ongoing now that could potentially lead to nuclear profligation hence, I write about Enrico Fermi’s paradox. Then there’s the very real threat of an uncontrolled or unregulated AI that should be considere…

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