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Or lack of ability if FTL is completely impossible relativity puts a limit on the size of a civilization. And the universe can easily out a time limit on it as well because extinction events can happen.

Even if we move onto mars a GRB would cook all of us.

And even if it's something considerably more boring then expanding to other planets or even star systems might not save a civilization from collapsing.



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