@johncarlosbaez «If our civilization collapses, extraterrestrial archaeologists can look at this and be impressed. »
No. They'll get confused: «How a specie with so much technical knowledge could go instinct by killing their own ecosystems? Didn't they know? If only we made contact earlier» - 👽 (Google translated)
@johncarlosbaez @lutzray You might be interested in reading A Half Built Garden.