Imagine a world where you're not even human.
You can create universes with ease and control time.
This could be a reality in an incredibly advanced
and I mean an incredibly advanced civilization.
Okay.
We've talked about what if humanity reaches type one through type
five civilizations, but what if we take it a step further?
What if we become a type six or seven civilization?
What would life be like then?
Okay, before we start, let's quickly recap the types of civilizations
we've covered so far. I'll make it quick.
Okay.
Here, humanity gains control of Earth, and we're able
to access all the power on the planet.
Well, this is where we harness the power of the sun and start to populate
other planets like Mars and Venus.
Now humanity is controlling the entire galaxy.
Commanding the power of black holes, multiple stars
and all other celestial bodies.
These civilizations were conceived by Nikolai
Kardashev, who created the Kardashev scale.
It's a hypothetical framework used to measure a civilization's
ability to harness technological power.
Civilizations
One, two, three were developed by Kardashev himself, but the list has
since expanded in a more speculative manner to add types four through seven.
Here are some of them in fast forward.
Well, humanity gains the ability to populate
and control the entire universe.
Now humanity is controlling multiple universes.
We've become a multiversal civilization.
So that's one through five.
But what happens next is pretty ridiculous.
And we should preface that this goes beyond the expanded kardashev scale,
making these next civilizations purely speculative.
They're also getting so advanced that scientists claim
these civilizations are hard to even comprehend.
We'll be dealing with problems we don't even know about yet.
But hey, you guys asked for this so let's strap in.
Things are about to get weird.
During our journey to a type seven civilization, climate change could
seriously affect the Earth, especially if we don't do anything to stop it.
But don't worry, there's hope.
Did you know that renewable energy is getting cheaper every year?
Yeah.
And countries are investing more resources into it than ever before.
The environmental group American Climate Core announced a new program
that's going to train 20,000 people in clean energy and climate resilience.
This is only the start and should help us progress
even more into a future with renewable energy.
Let's try to keep the momentum going.
Remember, you can push your leaders and neighbors for change
and make a huge impact on the environment.
Now let's check in on our next civilization
A type six civilization will see some significant
upgrades from our type five civilization.
Instead of controlling parts of multiple universes,
well, we can now control everything.
Yeah, we can instantly create or destroy any universe of our choosing.
Not only that, but time would become a new toy for us to play with.
We can now manipulate it any way we want.
Feel free to create multiple timelines.
Maybe I'll create one where I'm the president or I have blond hair.
Or maybe one where I'm super jacked.
And with all these multiverses,
humanity wouldn't be the only civilization by now.
There's a good chance that we've discovered or even created
multiple civilizations of other new species across different universes,
ones that range from type zero to take five.
And of course, with us at the top of the food
chain, humanity would be the rulers of these civilizations.
Or we might view them as cultures that are lesser than us.
Maybe we'll just observe them in the same way
we do with ant colonies or zoo animals.
And what would you look like in a type six civilization?
Well, definitely not like you do now.
Or I guess you could if you wanted to.
Let me show you some examples.
You'd have the power to control reality and matter.
So if you wanted, you could look like you do now.
Or you could look like the Rock.
There's also a chance that we would no longer be biological beings.
As we've progressed through these civilizations,
technology and A.I. have only been getting more advanced.
We may have fuzed with artificial intelligence becoming robo human hybrids.
Maybe we'd look like this.
And if you're
more creative, who knows what you could be?
You could be an alien, a God like Giant,
or go a more efficient route and become a ball of energy.
One that could move around universes with ease.
Now, if you think a type six civilization sounds nuts,
well, wait until you see what's next.
As we've progressed through these civilizations, things
are only getting more ridiculous, weird, and confusing.
We're now officially at the point where this civilization
is almost beyond human comprehension.
We have the ability to create, alter,
and destroy more universes,
ultimately controlling everything.
One of the key differences between a type six and seven civilization
would be us being able to control the omniverse.
Okay, again, this is entirely speculative,
but the omniverse is even bigger than the multiverse.
It contains an infinite amount of universes, both real and fictional.
It shows every conceivable timeline
and contains realities we can't even understand yet.
Humans or whatever we're called at this point would be able to transcend
any form of physical or metaphysical reality.
Our new forms are unimaginable,
at least with our current knowledge.
We'd be past the point of having to worry about
dying or any form of suffering.
Instead, humans might exist in a state of constant
bliss, enlightenment and euphoria.
We might be able to exist simultaneously
in multiple realities and timelines,
able to see everything in the past, present and future.
With all this incredible power, it kind of makes the question,
Would humanity even want to get to this point?
Would we even be considered human?
I mean, society has progressed so far
that we're not even experiencing the things that make us who we are.
Instead of hanging out with
our loved ones and following our passions,
we're now invincible beings who have transcended our current,
feeble human needs and ideas.
We're building new realities and playing God.
We'd also have plenty of existential challenges in this period.
With humanity being so powerful and controlling everything.
What would that be for us to do?
We've already conquered the Earth, the universe, and now the omniverse.
Where does humanity progress?
And what would we have left to accomplish?
We wouldn't experience any adversity or challenges
two essential aspects of our human life.
So as exciting as these things sound,
would it be worth it?
Maybe we should go back and experience what life would be like
if humanity turned into a type one civilization.
That might be more manageable and realistic.
And it also sounds like a story for another.
WHAT IF.