Let's talk about the Great Filter...

[Krythic]

The Great Filter is a theoretical concept proposed to explain a central question of the Fermi Paradox: If the universe is so vast and old, with billions of potentially habitable planets, why haven’t we encountered any evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life? The Great Filter posits that there is some critical barrier or set of barriers in the evolutionary path from simple matter to advanced, spacefaring civilizations. This barrier could lie in the past—perhaps life itself is incredibly rare or complex multicellular organisms almost never arise—or in the future, meaning most civilizations destroy themselves before they can colonize the stars.

The filter could be anything from planetary instability, self-destructive technologies, to resource exhaustion or cultural decay. If the Great Filter is behind us, humanity may be one of the very few species to ever make it this far. If it's still ahead of us, it implies a high probability that civilizations tend to self-destruct before reaching interstellar maturity—perhaps through war, environmental collapse, or technological catastrophe.

One interpretation is that the Great Filter isn’t some cosmic fluke or asteroid—we bring it upon ourselves. And in this lens, the Great Filter is ideological: a slow, corrosive force that eats away at reason, structure, and meaning. Leftism, particularly in its radical modern form, could be seen as this very force. By untethering society from objective truths—biological sex, merit-based systems, individual accountability—it undermines the very foundations of civilization. Language is redefined, truth becomes subjective, and the very concept of individual rights erodes under the weight of collective grievance.

When everything becomes relative, nothing means anything. Culture, science, and governance become paralyzed by ideology. Innovation stalls, trust disintegrates, and systems collapse—not from invasion or disaster, but from internal rot. If the Great Filter is indeed self-imposed, then perhaps the final test isn’t technological but philosophical: whether a society can preserve its reason and identity in the face of ideological entropy. Fail that test, and we don’t need aliens to destroy us—we’ll do it ourselves.

The Last of us Part 2 serves as the endless personification of that dark and inalienable truth.

[Krythic]

I apologize for any perceived "High Capacity Assault Speech".

[bokke_commando]

Автор сообщения: Krythic

The Great Filter is a theoretical concept proposed to explain a central question of the Fermi Paradox: If the universe is so vast and old, with billions of potentially habitable planets, why haven’t we encountered any evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life? The Great Filter posits that there is some critical barrier or set of barriers in the evolutionary path from simple matter to advanced, spacefaring civilizations. This barrier could lie in the past—perhaps life itself is incredibly rare or complex multicellular organisms almost never arise—or in the future, meaning most civilizations destroy themselves before they can colonize the stars.

The filter could be anything from planetary instability, self-destructive technologies, to resource exhaustion or cultural decay. If the Great Filter is behind us, humanity may be one of the very few species to ever make it this far. If it's still ahead of us, it implies a high probability that civilizations tend to self-destruct before reaching interstellar maturity—perhaps through war, environmental collapse, or technological catastrophe.

One interpretation is that the Great Filter isn’t some cosmic fluke or asteroid—we bring it upon ourselves. And in this lens, the Great Filter is ideological: a slow, corrosive force that eats away at reason, structure, and meaning. Leftism, particularly in its radical modern form, could be seen as this very force. By untethering society from objective truths—biological sex, merit-based systems, individual accountability—it undermines the very foundations of civilization. Language is redefined, truth becomes subjective, and the very concept of individual rights erodes under the weight of collective grievance.

When everything becomes relative, nothing means anything. Culture, science, and governance become paralyzed by ideology. Innovation stalls, trust disintegrates, and systems collapse—not from invasion or disaster, but from internal rot. If the Great Filter is indeed self-imposed, then perhaps the final test isn’t technological but philosophical: whether a society can preserve its reason and identity in the face of ideological entropy. Fail that test, and we don’t need aliens to destroy us—we’ll do it ourselves.

The Last of us Part 2 serves as the endless personification of that dark and inalienable truth.

The pendulum is always swinging, and the ideologically captured will always have their time in the sun. If we can survive long enough to avoid the self destructive tenancies from either end of the extreme left and right, we might get lucky and achieve actual enlightenment while the pendulum is swinging back. If this is the great filter, all we can do is try and be reasonable.

[Widowmade]

The Great Filter is a theoretical concept proposed to explain a central question of the Fermi Paradox: If the universe is so vast and old, with billions of potentially habitable planets, why haven’t we encountered any evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life? The Great Filter posits that there is some critical barrier or set of barriers in the evolutionary path from simple matter to advanced, spacefaring civilizations. This barrier could lie in the past—perhaps life itself is incredibly rare or complex multicellular organisms almost never arise—or in the future, meaning most civilizations destroy themselves before they can colonize the stars.

The filter could be anything from planetary instability, self-destructive technologies, to resource exhaustion or cultural decay. If the Great Filter is behind us, humanity may be one of the very few species to ever make it this far. If it's still ahead of us, it implies a high probability that civilizations tend to self-destruct before reaching interstellar maturity—perhaps through war, environmental collapse, or technological catastrophe.

One interpretation is that the Great Filter isn’t some cosmic fluke or asteroid—we bring it upon ourselves. And in this lens, the Great Filter is ideological: a slow, corrosive force that eats away at reason, structure, and meaning. Pearl clutching in this millennium, particularly in its radical modern form, could be seen as this very force. By untethering society from objective truths— i.e biological sex is a complex but understood science, just because someone belongs to a minority doesn't mean they didn't earn their position, allowing unelected persons run local or federal government via cronyism —it undermines the very foundations of civilization. Language is redefined, truth becomes subjective, and the very concept of individual rights erodes under the weight of collective grievance.

When everything becomes relative, nothing means anything. Culture, science, and governance become paralyzed by ideology. Innovation stalls, trust disintegrates, and systems collapse—not from invasion or disaster, but from internal rot. If the Great Filter is indeed self-imposed, then perhaps the final test isn’t technological but philosophical: whether a society can preserve its reason and identity in the face of ideological entropy. Fail that test, and we don’t need aliens to destroy us—we’ll do it ourselves.

This post serves as the endless personification of that dark and inalienable truth.

[LeftIsBest-James]

Fascism is a death cult.
- It maintains power by selecting an 'outgroup' to unify against.
- Lock 4 fascists in a room; and they'll nominate, bully and kill one of their own.

different colors, religions, sexualities/genders, even people across the border.
any excuse for a target.

Death Cults are the current 'Filter'.

[Krythic]

Автор сообщения: LeftIsBest-James

Fascism is a death cult.
- It maintains power by selecting an 'outgroup' to unify against.
- Lock 4 fascists in a room; and they'll nominate, bully and kill one of their own.

different colors, religions, sexualities/genders, even people across the border.
any excuse for a target.

Death Cults are the current 'Filter'.

"no you", very immature and reductive of you.

[Widowmade]

Автор сообщения: Krythic

Автор сообщения: LeftIsBest-James

Fascism is a death cult.
- It maintains power by selecting an 'outgroup' to unify against.
- Lock 4 fascists in a room; and they'll nominate, bully and kill one of their own.

different colors, religions, sexualities/genders, even people across the border.
any excuse for a target.

Death Cults are the current 'Filter'.

"no you", very immature and reductive of you.

funny that you took him talking about fascism as talking about you

[♢︎♢︎♢︎♢]

Автор сообщения: Krythic

The Great Filter is a theoretical concept proposed to explain a central question of the Fermi Paradox: If the universe is so vast and old, with billions of potentially habitable planets, why haven’t we encountered any evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life? The Great Filter posits that there is some critical barrier or set of barriers in the evolutionary path from simple matter to advanced, spacefaring civilizations. This barrier could lie in the past—perhaps life itself is incredibly rare or complex multicellular organisms almost never arise—or in the future, meaning most civilizations destroy themselves before they can colonize the stars.

The filter could be anything from planetary instability, self-destructive technologies, to resource exhaustion or cultural decay. If the Great Filter is behind us, humanity may be one of the very few species to ever make it this far. If it's still ahead of us, it implies a high probability that civilizations tend to self-destruct before reaching interstellar maturity—perhaps through war, environmental collapse, or technological catastrophe.

One interpretation is that the Great Filter isn’t some cosmic fluke or asteroid—we bring it upon ourselves. And in this lens, the Great Filter is ideological: a slow, corrosive force that eats away at reason, structure, and meaning. Leftism, particularly in its radical modern form, could be seen as this very force. By untethering society from objective truths—biological sex, merit-based systems, individual accountability—it undermines the very foundations of civilization. Language is redefined, truth becomes subjective, and the very concept of individual rights erodes under the weight of collective grievance.

When everything becomes relative, nothing means anything. Culture, science, and governance become paralyzed by ideology. Innovation stalls, trust disintegrates, and systems collapse—not from invasion or disaster, but from internal rot. If the Great Filter is indeed self-imposed, then perhaps the final test isn’t technological but philosophical: whether a society can preserve its reason and identity in the face of ideological entropy. Fail that test, and we don’t need aliens to destroy us—we’ll do it ourselves.

The Last of us Part 2 serves as the endless personification of that dark and inalienable truth.

I don't know what the ♥♥♥♥ you're yapping about but check this.

The first thing I'd do if I had FTL capabilities would definitely be to send a swarm of self replicating nano-bots from Earth in an outward sphere at FTL speeds,
a swarm that occludes the previously sent radio signals that we've been churning out for the past 100+ years.

That way no one and nothing finds out there are sentient and intelligent beings here.

All this in hopes nothing in our vicinity evolved enough to build antennas able to capture the signals we have been sending out, or worse, able to decode them.

[Krythic]

Автор сообщения: Widowmade

Автор сообщения: Krythic

"no you", very immature and reductive of you.

funny that you took him talking about fascism as talking about you

His attempt at misdirection, yes.

[VDRSK]

Incorrect, most agree that the great filter is almost certainly sustainability.

Similar to what humanity is currently doing, we are going to kill ourselves before we get the chance to advance enough to escape.

Ironically the right are the ones in which climate-change and unsustainability is usually denied.

[bokke_commando]

Автор сообщения: Widowmade

Автор сообщения: Krythic

"no you", very immature and reductive of you.

funny that you took him talking about fascism as talking about you

Fatality.

[Cephei]

Автор сообщения: LeftIsBest-James

Fascism is a death cult.
- It maintains power by selecting an 'outgroup' to unify against.
- Lock 4 fascists in a room; and they'll nominate, bully and kill one of their own.

different colors, religions, sexualities/genders, even people across the border.
any excuse for a target.

Death Cults are the current 'Filter'.

Lock four leftists in a room and they’ll soon start attacking each other: one’s not woke enough, another’s too privileged, someone says the wrong thing. They’ll kick each other out over stuff like skin color, money, or beliefs, anything to prove they’re the good ones. Death cults? Sure. But their obsession with being perfect is what really traps them.

[Rockoloco]

We are being filtered as we speak

Source: Current state of the world