[ExI] Alien Civilizations May Only Be Detectable For A Cosmic Blink Of An Eye

[BillK]

On Mon, 20 Oct 2025 at 10:49, Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> Another reason to move would be survival. When your star starts making
> things uncomfortable, it would be a good idea to relocate to a nice
> comfy and stable red dwarf. So maybe Von Neumann probes would target red
> dwarfs, not G-type stars. Maybe they're not here because this is not a
> very desirable neighbourhood.
> --
> Ben
> _______________________________________________


Our problem is that we can't know what these uploaded civs will be like.
Our sun won't die for around 5 billion years. The uploads are living
at perhaps a million times faster than those years. They are
effectively immortal. What will they be thinking or developing during
that time?
Their high-speed connectivity may lead to some kind of giant
distributed intelligence. 'Individuals' may not even exist anymore, so
they could not decide to leave and go off exploring in the physical
world. (Of course they could explore in virtual worlds that were
created for them). An uploaded group mind should be able to
self-correct any mental problems that arise.
In theory, with their advanced tech, AI robot explorers could be sent
out. But such activity might seem pointless to the group mind when
considering the vast amount of subjective time before any response
would be received.
Going quiet and living in their paradise does seem a possible option to me.
(Until they get bored - if that is even possible!).
BillK