Always have to comment on the meme Dyson spheres posts with the following: has anyone ever thought, for one second, that a civilization capable of building these massive energy systems would actually be capable of generating energy in other different ways that we can't even imagine? This whole "Type I, II, III" civilization crap is stupid because it is based off one paper, of one guy, who had a creative idea. Props to him for the creativity, but millions of scientists every day have possibly creative ideas about space fairing civilizations. Its like sci-fi novels creeped into real science. Literally ape brain to just "wrap a star and capture its energy!"
I think most people "like" the idea because it's so tangible. But that doesn't make it any more or less likely that it actually exists or makes sense.
I think most people "like" the idea because it's so tangible. But that doesn't make it any more or less likely that it actually exists or makes sense.