Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Previously, we talked about a Type V civilization under the Information Mastery Scale. Today, we will be looking at a Type W civilization and some of its defining characteristics!
According to Sagan, a Type W civilization is one that processes 10^28 unique bits of information. Given such an immense amount of information and energy content, such a civilization would be capable of many incredible feats. It would be able to exploit exotic or fantastical physical phenomena such as cosmic strings along with dark matter and the like. Understanding and manipulating these cosmic strings may allow such a civilization to twist and bend the fabric of space-time itself! It may also enable it to unlock some of the deepest mysteries and transformational periods of its universe. This would be extremely beneficial since it could allow such a civilization a lot more freedom to expand and colonize its universe than ever before. So, using its knowledge of these fantastical physical phenomena, a Type W civilization’s sphere of influence could be around 25 billion light-years in diameter, assuming of course, that its visible universe is around 100 billion light-years across.
Watch The Information Mastery Scale Playlist from the link below:
youtube.com/watch?v=nCJiLhFkMLU&list=PLVxAxdw4ctDaefaRPyG11nfs97dSLYhaz
Previously, we talked about a Type V civilization under the Information Mastery Scale. Today, we will be looking at a Type W civilization and some of its defining characteristics!
According to Sagan, a Type W civilization is one that processes 10^28 unique bits of information. Given such an immense amount of information and energy content, such a civilization would be capable of many incredible feats. It would be able to exploit exotic or fantastical physical phenomena such as cosmic strings along with dark matter and the like. Understanding and manipulating these cosmic strings may allow such a civilization to twist and bend the fabric of space-time itself! It may also enable it to unlock some of the deepest mysteries and transformational periods of its universe. This would be extremely beneficial since it could allow such a civilization a lot more freedom to expand and colonize its universe than ever before. So, using its knowledge of these fantastical physical phenomena, a Type W civilization’s sphere of influence could be around 25 billion light-years in diameter, assuming of course, that its visible universe is around 100 billion light-years across.
Watch The Information Mastery Scale Playlist from the link below:
youtube.com/watch?v=nCJiLhFkMLU&list=PLVxAxdw4ctDaefaRPyG11nfs97dSLYhaz
