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[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Is this fight truly eternal?

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Post scarcity resources society would no longer fight over resources, but would likely still continue fighting over control over each other. Medical and technical breakthroughs leading to people living hundreds of years or longer would still fight over cultural issues regardless if there's a monoculture or freedom of cultural expression. As long as there are humans there will likely be individual vs collective power struggles.

One interesting idea is that humanity may destroy itself, or it may lead to one or more progeny species that are no longer human. The Copernican principle is that Earth isn't in some privileged position, but more likely observations of the universe from Earth are representative of the average around the universe. The idea can be extended to the Copernican method (not by Copernicus, and questionably scientific) to make predictions about the longevity of all sorts of things. If we can assume we're close to the middle of humanity with about 100 billion people existing before us, we can then calculate based on population projections how much more time another 100 billion would take, somewhere between ~800-18,000 years. It doesn't predict the cause of the end, maybe destruction, maybe mutating into something new to continue on, but evolution is still active today in all species based on natural and artificial survival pressures. Maybe one of those post human species will be able to shed some of our common faults.

[-] Sergio@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago

One interesting idea is that humanity may destroy itself, or it may lead to one or more progeny species that are no longer human.

"Maybe the Singularity happened years ago. We just don't want to admit we were left behind."

https://www.rifters.com/real/Blindsight.htm

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

So All Tomorrows without the Qu?

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Exactly, or maybe Qu-like species develop too far from Earth's biological origin to discover each other, like in another galaxy

[-] Fades@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Humanity is shit and thus we will NEVER overcome greed and lust for power so yes, it is indeed truly eternal.

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