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HOI4 era as primitive industrial culture and proto-civilization *-).
HOI4 era as primitive industrial culture and proto-civilization *-).
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Primitive? Primitive? 
Oooohhh thems be some fightin words there Space Cowboy!
Oooohhh thems be some fightin words there Space Cowboy!
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Primitive? Primitive?
Oooohhh thems be some fightin words there Space Cowboy!
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Speaking of atomic war, is it possible that Sol3 turns into a Tomb world later on? Or are tomb worlds exclusively generated at the beginning.
Yes, atomic age primitives can kill themselves and turn their homeworld into a tomb world with nukes.
One of the other possibilities is that you already find earth as a tomb world, not populated by humans any more, but by some more interesting species
There is an Isaac Asimov very short story (Silly asses) where Earth is considered as candidate for advanced civilization because they have nuclear energy.
In the end, Earth is striked off the list as hopeless when they discover they are testing nuclear bombs on their own planet.
He said, “These new creatures have set a record. No other group has passed from intelligence to maturity so quickly. No mistake, I hope.”
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“But if they have thermonuclear power, where do they conduct the tests and detonations?”
“On their own planet, sir.”
Naron rose to his full twenty feet of height and thundered, “On their own planet?”
“Yes, sir.”
Slowly Naron drew out his stylus and passed a line through the latest addition in the small book. It was an unprecedented act, but, then, Naron was very wise and could see the inevitable as well as anyone in the galaxy.
“Silly asses,” he muttered.
In the end, Earth is striked off the list as hopeless when they discover they are testing nuclear bombs on their own planet.
He said, “These new creatures have set a record. No other group has passed from intelligence to maturity so quickly. No mistake, I hope.”
[...]
“But if they have thermonuclear power, where do they conduct the tests and detonations?”
“On their own planet, sir.”
Naron rose to his full twenty feet of height and thundered, “On their own planet?”
“Yes, sir.”
Slowly Naron drew out his stylus and passed a line through the latest addition in the small book. It was an unprecedented act, but, then, Naron was very wise and could see the inevitable as well as anyone in the galaxy.
“Silly asses,” he muttered.
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I never liked these stories by Asimov or similar remarks (like Einstein's remark about human stupidity). It's basically just mockery in hindsight and padding one's own ego.
What is the term for people who think everyone else is stupid? Right.
For all we know other intelligent life forms could go through the same stages of Civilization as we did and at some point arrive at a stage where nationstates fight each other with modern weapons. I'd rather see it as a turning point. Other Civilizations might not have gotten so lucky in their Cold War.
What is the term for people who think everyone else is stupid? Right.
For all we know other intelligent life forms could go through the same stages of Civilization as we did and at some point arrive at a stage where nationstates fight each other with modern weapons. I'd rather see it as a turning point. Other Civilizations might not have gotten so lucky in their Cold War.
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