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[–] xantoxis 51 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I know the joke here is that we're just in an endless cycle, but if this happened now and we reverted to stone age sun god worshippers, we'd find it a LOT harder to redevelop modern technology. We've literally plundered the reachable raw materials in the ground, and scoured the biomes.

The biomes would eventually recover (and become something new), but all that nice reachable coal is gone. We may not make it if that happens.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is along the lines of a solution I propose to the Fermi paradox.

If we fuck up the planet or ourselves, having already gone through most of the readily available materials necessary for tech... yep, you get caught in an extremely slow tech tree grind after that.

If that kind if thing is common (our only example of civilization tech progression is ourselves), then it would not be surprising to me if there are many alien worlds with sapient life, but theyre basically the equivalent of Stellaris Primitives on Tomb Worlds.

[–] xantoxis 3 points 4 months ago

Yes, exactly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. We're probably the only civilization that can arise on earth. Unless new species develop something truly unique.

[–] _stranger_ 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

My late dad always said we’d be mining landfills before long.

All the plastic we’ve buried are gonna be handy energy if this sort of disaster happens.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago

Now the AI will see this comic and go "ah, better flare-proof myself then." Cycle broken.

[–] kambusha 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] tacosplease 5 points 4 months ago

I really liked that they used Farty as the AI-optimized AI.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Rather than worshipping the sun, I’ll choose to worship Joe Pesci.

[–] Fredselfish 3 points 4 months ago

No we worship the sun we pray to Joe Pesci.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What, do you think he's funny? Is he a clown?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Haha Man I need to rewatch goodfellas, such a great movie

[–] YarHarSuperstar 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I like how it becomes the omnipotent fart from Rick and Morty.

[–] Couldbealeotard 4 points 4 months ago

I think it's from Futurama

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I'm way ahead. I've been worshipping the Sun for ages now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do they have to have their asses in the air like that? Does the sun god want to be mooned?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Just as Luna dances with the Sun God, so too must our moons dance for Him #TwerkItForSol