There may be a tradeoff, where by becoming simpler the civilization can spread across the universe faster. So the fastest spreading civilizations are non-sentient von-Neumann-probe maximizers.
That would explain why sentient beings find themselves early in the universe.
We can also become grabby without being there anymore, e.g. the paperclip maximizer scenario.
There may be a tradeoff, where by becoming simpler the civilization can spread across the universe faster. So the fastest spreading civilizations are non-sentient von-Neumann-probe maximizers.
That would explain why sentient beings find themselves early in the universe.