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What if the great filter of humanity is to overcome it's own nature that made it the dominant species of the planet and what if that is the universal great filter that makes the cosmos silent (self.showerthoughts)
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[–] Shardikprime -5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I mean there are multiple proposed filters.

Suppose yours is correct. What is this humanity's nature you speak of?

Bravery? Foolishness? Wisdom? Violence? Greed?

What what of those attributes haven't we already overcome time and again?

It's much more probable that everyone out there is attentively listening to signals instead of radically changing their own mental processes. Or not

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Wtf kinda world are you living in where humanity has overcome foolishness, violence, and greed?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I think they meant for five minutes because if you won, you won right?

[–] AA5B 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. Everyone thought nuclear war might be one of the great filters but we survived the Cold War. Nuclear weapons are no longer a concern, right? Right?

[–] Shardikprime -1 points 6 months ago

I mean I don't see people practice nuclear drills anymore so yeah

[–] Shardikprime -1 points 6 months ago

Sounds like little but it's a lot and it compounds

[–] Shardikprime 0 points 6 months ago

I mean same as yours I hope? People do that daily, hope you grow to notice it. It's nice when you do