I don’t exactly remember now, but the ring-building aliens ran out of space on their local planets, one way or another.
It would make sense. In the 70’s in particular people though fusion reactors were right around the corner, and were worried about the waste heat from those.
This is based on waste heat, for anyone that didn’t read the article. Our current problem is actually a different, more avoidable one.
The study also assumes they just keep growing and can’t decide to stop. You may or may not find that reasonable.
That sounds like anti-spiral talk to me
And always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.
ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH
Isn’t this a major plot point in Larry Niven’s Ringworld in 1970?
I don’t exactly remember now, but the ring-building aliens ran out of space on their local planets, one way or another.
It would make sense. In the 70’s in particular people though fusion reactors were right around the corner, and were worried about the waste heat from those.
it involves the Pierson’s Puppeteers
It is yes!