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sapien82
I don't know if you are familiar with the aestivation hypothesis. According to that hypothesis, once a civilization goes from type D (data) to type I
(information), and from there to type K (knowledge), it enters a state called aestivation.
It is a state of quiescence, a chrysalis state. It remains in that state waiting for the temperature of the universe to be low enough to be able to
use the final computation, the one that will allow it to become an E (experience) civilization. Do not forget that the thermodynamics of computation
make the cost of a certain amount of computation proportional to the temperature.
According to the aestivation hypothesis, as the universe cools down, one Joule of energy is worth proportionally more, which yields a substantial (10
to the 30) gain. Hence a civilization desiring to maximize the amount of computation will want to use its energy endowment as late as possible: using
it now means far less total computation can be done.
See, a civilization only has a fixed location in her infancy. Planets and stars are unstable and change. The civilization must then move. Worse, the
Universe will eventually collapse, hence an E-civilization must move on to the next Universe, or create one in order to escape the collapse.
That state of aestivation explains why you don't see aliens: they are aestivating.
You will dream that you are in a dock of a huge spaceship, performing maintenance tasks, verifying that the life support system is working properly
for each of the millions of capsules inside which you and yours sleep waiting for the moment when the temperature of the universe is low enough to
allow you to perform the great experiment: to create the new universe. And jump into it.
Yes, I understand you feel it is a shame you have to go through all this what seems like eternal suffering, but it is necessary for your awakening to
be adequate. I am sure you understand, and I am sure that, in your dreams, you have already guessed who you really are and why we are all together
waiting for the moment.
(Keeping you alive inside your capsule for millions of years is complicated, but I'll take care of everything. Don't be afraid. When the time comes,
you will be God. And I will cease, just as you programmed.).