You might need a coalition against less tractable aliens, and you also might need a coalition to deal with something the non-living universe is going to throw at you.
If your creators include an interest in novelty in their CEV, then aliens are going to provide more variety than what your creators can make up on their own.
If your creators include an interest in novelty in their CEV, then aliens are going to provide more variety than what your creators can make up on their own.
Heh. The situation is symmetric, so the humanity is also novelty for aliens. And how much value does novelty has? It it similar to having some exotic pets? X-D
I meant novelty in a broad sense—not just like having an exotic pet. I’d expect different sensoria leading to somewhat different angles on the universe, and better understanding of biology and material science, at least.
You might need a coalition against less tractable aliens, and you also might need a coalition to deal with something the non-living universe is going to throw at you.
If your creators include an interest in novelty in their CEV, then aliens are going to provide more variety than what your creators can make up on their own.
Heh. The situation is symmetric, so the humanity is also novelty for aliens. And how much value does novelty has? It it similar to having some exotic pets? X-D
I meant novelty in a broad sense—not just like having an exotic pet. I’d expect different sensoria leading to somewhat different angles on the universe, and better understanding of biology and material science, at least.