{"id":238982,"date":"2026-06-14T19:06:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T00:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/why-technological-civilizations-might-be-insanely-rare"},"modified":"2026-06-14T19:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T00:06:05","slug":"why-technological-civilizations-might-be-insanely-rare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/why-technological-civilizations-might-be-insanely-rare","title":{"rendered":"Why Technological Civilizations Might Be Insanely Rare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sT7V4gE4ZIc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by Perplexity! This is truly a game-changer \u2013 Perplexity Computer built this insane tool in only one prompt! Check out my tool and build your own today: <a href=\"https:\/\/pplx.ai\/cool-worlds-youtube-1\">https:\/\/pplx.ai\/cool-worlds-youtube-1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s video explores the most terrifying calculation I\u2019ve ever done, one that comes with some deeply unsettling implications for the Universe in which we live\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Written &amp; presented by David Kipping, edited by Jorge Casas.<\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Support our research: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coolworldslab.com\/support\">https:\/\/www.coolworldslab.com\/support<\/a>.<br \/> \u2192 Get merch: <a href=\"https:\/\/crowdmade.com\/collections\/coo\">https:\/\/crowdmade.com\/collections\/coo<\/a>\u2026<br \/> \u2192 Check out our podcast: \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coolworldspodcast\">@coolworldspodcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>THANK-YOU to S. Shardool, M. Seay, M. McMillan, M. Popovski, M. Singh, M. Elliott, M. Donkin, M. 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