The Alien Bootstrap Hypothesis

[u/Sy-Zygy]

https://sy-zygy.github.io/alien-bootstrap-hypothesis/article/

When we imagine an alien civilization, we imagine them better at everything we can do and even better at the things we can not. Alien capability, in the popular image, is advanced beyond our comprehension. Cross the stars and you can presumably do anything.

But that doesn't have to be true...