In the last video, we left off at a type 2 civilization slowly progressing towards a type 3.
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Today we are going to talk about a type 3 civilization
and some of its defining characteristics!
This civilization was the last one on the original Kardashev scale because he believed
that there should be a limit on how advanced a civilization could get. So let’s see why
Kardashev thought this civilization type is the limit and stopped his original scale here.
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A Type 3 civilization is sometimes referred to as a galactic civilization.
This is because it is capable of harnessing the energy of an entire galaxy.
This type of civilization would span the entire galaxy,
colonizing and controlling numerous star systems.
It would be able to harness, store and use the energy output of all the stars within its galaxy.
This would put its energy consumption
at around 10^36 watts or more depending on its population size and other such factors.
Such a civilization would be able to move planets and stars from one solar system to another.
It could even merge solar systems together, absorb supernovae, and even create new stars.
In terms of biological life, after hundreds of thousands of years of
evolution and technological advancements, the inhabitants of a type 3 civilization
may be incredibly different from the original biological life form they started off with.
So in terms of humanity,
we will no longer look like we do today and will be completely unrecognizable.
We may be cyborgs or cybernetic organisms,
that are a mix of both biological and robotic components.
In fact, a pure biological form of the species might even be considered inferior or unevolved
by the cybernetic organisms if any still existed by this point in its evolution.
Furthermore, a type 3 civilization would have learned to even replicate their population.
So there would most likely be colonies of robots that are capable of self-replication
colonizing all stars in their galaxy.
These robots may even build countless Dyson Spheres to encapsulate each star
in the galaxy, creating a huge network that would
carry energy back to their home planet or a system of interconnected planets.
Not only will this civilization be able to harness energy from stars,
it will also be able to harness energy from black holes, even setting up colonies near them.
So a type 3 civilization would be able to live about anywhere in its home galaxy.
So when can we achieve a type 3 status?
It is estimated that humans might reach Type 3 in 100 000 to 1 000 000 years if
we can continue to evolve and advance without any mass extinction events.
But stretching over the galaxy in such a manner would present
several problems for even this civilization.
For example, despite its enormous advancements, it would still be constrained by the known laws of
physics. Traveling at the speed of light or faster would still not be permitted to this civilization.
So a type 3 civilization would have to tap into currently unknown laws of physics to
achieve these kinds of feats. And once a type 3 civilization begins to tap into these
unknown laws and mysterious forces, it will have begun its transition to a type 4 civilization.
But that is a discussion for another time!
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