<div dir="ltr">On 20/03/2021 21:01, Adrian Tymes wrote:<br>> My take: most likely, humans are the first technological species in<br>> our galaxy. Someone has to be the first (if there are any).<br><div><br></div><div>I love the idea of humanity growing into being the "galactic elder race" that came long before almost everyone else did in our galaxy! In time we can guide along other less advanced races to developing their potential. </div><div><br></div><div>"You mean human space brother, that on your homeworld there was at one time actually poverty, disease and war?" "I can't imagine it, looking at your people!" </div><div><br></div><div>John : )</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 4:33 AM Ben via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 20/03/2021 21:01, Adrian Tymes wrote:<br>
> My take: most likely, humans are the first technological species in <br>
> our galaxy. Someone has to be the first (if there are any).<br>
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Personally, I think it's important that we behave as if this were true <br>
(and as if we weren't in a simulation), even if we don't believe it.<br>
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Ben Zaiboc<br>
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