I think it matters because of what it implies about how hard a target civilization is to reach. Even if the 300k year process could be sped up a lot by knowing what we’re aiming for, it’s evidence that the end result was a much weaker natural attractor than our current state is, from a starting point of founding civilization at all.
I think it matters because of what it implies about how hard a target civilization is to reach. Even if the 300k year process could be sped up a lot by knowing what we’re aiming for, it’s evidence that the end result was a much weaker natural attractor than our current state is, from a starting point of founding civilization at all.