If human beings are the first type of civilization, then human beings must have made progress and development in history.
Today, we are using advanced technologies that push us farther and farther into the future, however, to some extent, we are actually not that advanced.
Today we are answering this remarkable question that has been unveiled: What if humans were the first type of civilization?
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Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kaldashev proposed the Kardashev hierarchy, an advanced hierarchy used to measure the technology of a civilization
This level measures civilization levels by looking at the technology mastered by any particular group of people as the total amount of energy increases, and they can measure the level of civilization by how much energy the universe has
A first-level civilization must be able to access all available resources and energy from its parent planet.
But in the case of Earth, we humans can't do that yet, and cosmologist Karl Sagan once set our Kardashev index to around 0.7
Because we have never encountered any form of extraterrestrial life, we also don't know if any civilization has reached the first level of civilization
But it at least points the way forward for the future development of human civilization.
Physicist Freeman Dyson predicted that humanity would reach a first-level civilization in two centuries, while Kaldashev himself estimated that we would reach a second-level civilization in about three thousand years, able to harness all the energy within the solar system.
But we still have a long way to go before we can harness the full energy of the planet.
According to futurist Mishio Kaku, currently we can only use one part of the 100 trillionth of the total energy of the Sun
But we do need to make the most of the solar energy that can be collected on our planet
That means rapid growth in that negligible 100 trillionths,
Type 1 civilizations do not need fossil fuels because they are finite and unsustainable resources
Instead, we should make the most of the natural processes that are taking place in our world such as light, wind, and tides.
For example, when we reach the first level of civilization, energy payment should also become a thing of the past, because everyone will have the conditions, facilities and knowledge to extract energy from the surrounding world in a harmonious way.
By then energy will be more like oxygen as a vital, life-giving constant.
However, the use and access to energy will be only one of the ways in which a civilization can unite and equalize. According to those interpretations of the Kardashev Index (i.e., the Index of Civilization Development), the development of civilization necessarily leads to a common language, or that a civilization has at least one means of communication and a common currency. In these two aspects, human beings who are now in the information revolution have made some breakthroughs. Some languages are now more widely spoken than others, but many people see the Internet as the biggest step we've taken in language dissemination — making communication unimpeded by people all over the world. On the other hand, even though the advent of e-money remains questionable so far, it seems to have brought with it an alternative to traditional currencies that can be used anywhere.
People will always be less sensitive to the times they live in, and even more eye-catching than 2020 is the higher level of Class I civilization in the Kardashev Index, in which humans can control the weather. Nowadays, the completion of many things is entirely determined by the weather, but if we develop to the Kardashev I civilization, we will be able to perfectly predict the weather in the coming weeks and months. It's largely up to us to have a perfect understanding of how our planet works, we have the technology to change the "out of fashion" weather anywhere, we disperse clouds if the coastline needs sunlight to attract tourists, and if any area suffers from drought, we monitor the clouds to make sure rain falls exactly where it's needed.
Obviously, such a civilizational progress can not only improve the overall comfort of human society, but also save money. For example, today's climate problem is one of our top concerns, we may be in the midst of an uncontrolled climate crisis like global warming, but in a world like Kardashev Class I civilization that can completely control our own destiny, we have enough knowledge and ability to adjust the Earth's atmospheric indicators back to carbon neutral or even carbon negative. If we can reverse the rise in temperature and limit the greenhouse effect to what is needed, we will no longer have to worry about melting ice sheets and rising sea levels.
By controlling climate trends that are detrimental to human development through a range of environmentally friendly technologies, we can even avoid the entire ice age. If in the future it can be determined that these means will only have a positive impact on the Earth, then we can do more than change the weather, control other natural disasters including earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis, and even complete control of the planets. Fundamentally, people in a Kardashev Class I civilization should be able to predict exactly when such events will occur and ensure that they cause minimal damage and pose no danger to anyone. In addition to this, they should also be able to take the next step, such as capturing the power of tectonic movement through disasters such as earthquakes and using them for their own use.
Reclassify them according to the interests of the person. If Earth were a Type I civilization, we could even safely avoid the expected asteroid impact unless there is human error. Never before has humanity itself been so safe and capable of escaping catastrophe. In the face of natural disasters from thousands of miles away, human beings are still vulnerable, such as supernovae of close stars and approaching black holes. However, for local disasters, we have all the methods to control them. We eventually succeed in adapting to what we should be able to endure as a Type I civilization while gaining the ability to live in more places on Earth.
It may be possible to build all cities safely on the ocean, while the natural world is unscathed, and can also be seen as a testimony to our efficient life. Not only will this increase our available space, but as our technology, medicine, and overall lifestyle continue to advance, life expectancy will increase. We can see that humans are working to raise Kaldashev's ranks: the human landing on Mars and the renewed interest in revisiting the moon are examples.
If we can learn to control and harness the atmospheric conditions of other planets in the solar system, we will soon be able to see Earth from a whole new perspective that is more efficient and closer to a Type I civilization. We have also long witnessed human progress in marine survival, and we have many conceptual projects, such as Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd.'s Ocean Spiral City Project, which hopes to build underwater residential areas one day in the future, mainly using resources from the seabed to support their operation.
Nishioka Coup once said that we are the generations that determine whether we can transition from a Zero civilization to an I civilization. But he warned that it was possible that we would self-destruct through arrogance and weapons before entering a Type I civilization. When we speak of important initiatives to raise the ranks of Kaldashev, we find that we may now be at a critical point in human history, on the verge of potential catastrophe. It is true, but it is also an opportunity to harness the planet's maximum energy potential to develop technologies that can apply human knowledge and extend human lifespan. This is the situation that human beings should be in after entering a Class I civilization. Beyond that, what do you think we've overlooked?
By:blank, Monkai, JuniorLee, blank, a pigeon living in Stockholm