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I& #39;m thinking about starting to write an article this weekend about different measurement scales for civilizations. "Everyone" knows about the Kardashev Scale, but there are others – Arthur C. Clark& #39;s in Fountains of Paradise for instance.
Suggestions appreciated!
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So I& #39;m going to do a summary and comparison of several, and hopefully at the end decide on which is the best measure. Or perhaps take bits and pieces of different scales to suggest a hybrid.
I& #39;d appreciate any suggestions, any favorite scale anyone has?
I& #39;d appreciate any suggestions, any favorite scale anyone has?
I& #39;ll be looking mostly in sci-fi of course, but also more academic sources (the Kardashev scale after all was proposed by an astronomer).
Scales I might use: Robert Zubrin& #39;s scale which is more about capability of utilizing resources.
Scales I might use: Robert Zubrin& #39;s scale which is more about capability of utilizing resources.
Perhaps I& #39;ll look at Star Trek. Seems like the big one there is warp vs non-warp (or pre-warp) civilizations. But they also bring other aspects into it, like a unified planetary government, and the end of money.
Maybe the Culture series, though the descriptions he gives of civs below an 8 (Culture level) is a bit vague.
So any thoughts and suggestions welcome! Also, I& #39;m trying to think where to submit it once I finish. I like @Quillette, don& #39;t know if they& #39;d be interested. Maybe @space?
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