New Great Filter Theory: Anti-Progress Forces Succeeding
Dr_Singularity · x · 2026-08-23
Proposes a new 'Great Filter' theory: the barrier to becoming a spacefaring civilization might not be technological failure, but societies turning against progress before they advance that far.
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