The last days of humanity being truly alone are here and now, an age of wonders and woe.
Right now, as you read this, you are living through the golden age of
man. Not the one the poets imagined. Not some lost Eden. This. These distracted, scrolling, complaining, extraordinary days. The last years
in which humanity is the only intelligence on Earth.
Maybe that sounds dramatic to you. Maybe it doesnrCOt. My bet is that by
now yourCOve used AI and you know some evangelists of it quite well and theyrCOve been saying the same for months if not years. TheyrCOre not lying to you.
It is dramatic, but it is also true...
https://mattkilcoyne.substack.com/p/the-golden-age-of-man?
On 2/21/2026 7:25 AM, Julian wrote:
The last days of humanity being truly alone are here and now, an age of
wonders and woe.
Right now, as you read this, you are living through the golden age of
man. Not the one the poets imagined. Not some lost Eden. This. These
distracted, scrolling, complaining, extraordinary days. The last years
in which humanity is the only intelligence on Earth.
Maybe that sounds dramatic to you. Maybe it doesnAt. My bet is that by
now youAve used AI and you know some evangelists of it quite well and
theyAve been saying the same for months if not years. TheyAre not lying
to you.
It is dramatic, but it is also true...
https://mattkilcoyne.substack.com/p/the-golden-age-of-man?
The question is: "Are we alone?
Followed by: "Have we ever been alone?" - Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
Followed by:
"But, where is everybody?" - Enrico Fermi
The Fermi Paradox is the contradiction between the high statistical >probability that extraterrestrial life exists and the total lack of
evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations.
The paradox in a nutshell:
"The Fermi paradox is the discrepancy between the lack of conclusive >evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life and the apparently high >likelihood of its existence."
Note: Given the billions of stars in the Milky Way, many older than the
Sun, intelligent life should be common and have colonized the galaxy by now.
The conclusion: We are alone, the only intelligent and self conscious >organism in existence.
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:48:07 -0800, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/21/2026 7:25 AM, Julian wrote:
The last days of humanity being truly alone are here and now, an age ofThe question is: "Are we alone?
wonders and woe.
Right now, as you read this, you are living through the golden age of
man. Not the one the poets imagined. Not some lost Eden. This. These
distracted, scrolling, complaining, extraordinary days. The last years
in which humanity is the only intelligence on Earth.
Maybe that sounds dramatic to you. Maybe it doesnrCOt. My bet is that by >>> now yourCOve used AI and you know some evangelists of it quite well and
theyrCOve been saying the same for months if not years. TheyrCOre not lying >>> to you.
It is dramatic, but it is also true...
https://mattkilcoyne.substack.com/p/the-golden-age-of-man?
Followed by: "Have we ever been alone?" - Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
Followed by:
"But, where is everybody?" - Enrico Fermi
The Fermi Paradox is the contradiction between the high statistical
probability that extraterrestrial life exists and the total lack of
evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations.
The paradox in a nutshell:
"The Fermi paradox is the discrepancy between the lack of conclusive
evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life and the apparently high
likelihood of its existence."
Note: Given the billions of stars in the Milky Way, many older than the
Sun, intelligent life should be common and have colonized the galaxy by now. >>
The conclusion: We are alone, the only intelligent and self conscious
organism in existence.
So it would seem. I was told that computer simulations show that
given the environment here on earth, what we have now would develop to
a near approximation every single time.
You can poopoo that if you want. We are not going to test it and find
out.
The thing that inhibits connection is the enormous length of time it
would take for attempts to contact to arrive. And
1) it could be many other intelligences have no interest in us.
2) given dynamics here on earth, it is likely that many civilizations
have eradicated themselves waiting for us to start listening. The
chance that we might be listening at the moment when messages start
arriving are infinitesimal given the small window in infinite time for
that to happen. And then if we respond, will they still be listening millions or billions of years later when it arrives?
In such discussions we always forget about how big time is and how
small we are.
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