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Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter
A short Kurzgesagt animation explaining the Great Filter, the idea that finding alien life might be bad news because it implies something usually destroys civilizations. It connects the concept to the Fermi paradox.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN links it as a concise, accessible explainer whenever the Fermi paradox or Great Filter comes up, though one commenter criticized its lack of source attribution.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
- Topic
- great filter
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 7
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
"Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter" Great short video from Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell [VIDEO]
joshbaptiste on Hacker News · 2018-02
In Life Exists in the Driest Desert on Earth. It Could Exist on Mars, TooThere is also a good video from Kurzgesagt explaining the great filter; for if video is more your thing. [VIDEO]
systemEarth on Hacker News · 2023-10
In Together We Can Avoid the 'Great Filter' That Ends Advanced Civilizations (2022)How long did it take modern humans to completely colonize Earth, such that there are few places you can go on Earth and not meet any humans? Less than 10k years for sure. If we become a space-faring civilization, how long will it take us …
gwd on Hacker News · 2024-10
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