This wouldn’t be a horrible outcome, because the two civilizations light-cones would never fully intersect. Neither civilization would fully destroy the other.
The light cones might not fully intersect, but humans do not expand at close to the speed of light. It’s enough to be able to destroy the populated planets.
This wouldn’t be a horrible outcome, because the two civilizations light-cones would never fully intersect. Neither civilization would fully destroy the other.
Are you crazy! Think of all the potential paperclips that wouldn’t come into being!!
The light cones might not fully intersect, but humans do not expand at close to the speed of light. It’s enough to be able to destroy the populated planets.