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The speaker thinks that if a Dyson sphere is achieved within five years, the process will look continuous in retrospect, with people repeatedly trying things.
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“I think if we do get the world with a Dyson sphere in five years,”
“in retrospect,”
“it will look like everything was continuous and everyone just tried things.”Play from 1:22:21Report a misattribution
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