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Coupled with the social dynamics that allow for the sharing of technological innovations, such as communal pool sharing that evolved during agricultural periods, we can see that the interplay between biological needs and external pressures affects civilizations’ development paths and their eventual technological advancements.
The Final Filters: Catastrophic Outcomes
Ultimately, the Fermi Paradox presents a sobering possibility: the paths leading to advanced civilizations are fraught with Great Filters—events or circumstances that might obliterate intelligent life forms before they can establish an interstellar civilization.