Becoming a Kardashev-1 Post-Scarcity Civilization

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The Kardashev Scale measures how powerful a high-tech civilization is, with K-1 indicating a advanced society able to call on all the power of their planet, which we often envision as a Post-Scarcity Utopia. Is this the future of Humanity? And if so, how can we achieve it?

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Becoming a Kardashev-1 Post-Scarcity Civilization
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 263; November 5, 2020

Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg
S. Kopperud

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Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

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Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod

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