The Transcension Hypothesis
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The Transcension Hypothesis, formulated by John Smart, suggests that technological civilizations will evolve toward increasing computational density and mastery of micro-scale physics, effectively turning inward rather than expanding outward.
Smart argues this inward trajectory could make extraterrestrial civilizations hard to detect by conventional SETI approaches, as they would concentrate activity in high-density, energetically efficient domains.
The hypothesis connects to ideas about intelligence existing beyond normal spacetime scales and reframes expectations about detectable technosignatures.
It has been influential in futures and SETI discourse, prompting reconsideration of how advanced intelligence might manifest.
In the podcast, it was invoked to compare cosmic search strategies with DMT-facilitated inward exploration of consciousness.
Smart argues this inward trajectory could make extraterrestrial civilizations hard to detect by conventional SETI approaches, as they would concentrate activity in high-density, energetically efficient domains.
The hypothesis connects to ideas about intelligence existing beyond normal spacetime scales and reframes expectations about detectable technosignatures.
It has been influential in futures and SETI discourse, prompting reconsideration of how advanced intelligence might manifest.
In the podcast, it was invoked to compare cosmic search strategies with DMT-facilitated inward exploration of consciousness.
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