Life in the Singularity

Life in the Singularity

Climbing Mt. Kardashev

The most important incline to the future of mankind

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Matt McDonagh
Dec 16, 2023
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The Kardashev Scale classifies the technological advancement of civilizations based on how much energy they can harness and use.

I think of it like the largest mountain in the entire Universe, and our society is working collectively to make our way further up toward the pinnacle.

It was proposed in 1964 by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev as a thought…

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