The Fermi Paradox: Fallen Empires

[@DarkLordFromTheSecondAge]

Now THIS is a Stellaris moment

[@Neoth40k]

And a Star Wars Prequels traumatic flash back

[@jhwheuer]

Oh fond memories playing stellaris with my son.

[@markopecinovic4475]

Just saw Montu.

[@aslysa2277]

Isaac confirmed stellaris player

[@donaldfarquar]

What was will be, what will be was.

[@BigZebraCom]

I was going to build a massive interstellar empire--but then things got really busy at work.

[@thehat4244]

Likewise, but my kids wanted a playhouse instead. With the cost of lumber, I couldn't do both.

[@mshonle]

Ennui there yet?

[@joshuaforbus5853]

That's funny....maybe Legos instead

[@PerfectAlibi1]

Play Stellaris ^^

[@airborneranger-ret]

lol

[@mjk9388]

Congrats on 9 years Isaac and Team! Happy Patreon Supporter since 2017. Still the best channel on KZbin.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thank you so much for your support!

[@zhcultivator]

​@@isaacarthurSFIA Awesome work for the past nine years. Please consider making a video on "Planning a Space Colony mission".

[@ivoryas1696]

mjk9388 And now I _thank _*_you_* for having supported him for that long! as for ​@isaacarthurSFIA I've been on since ~2019 IIRC and went back to watch most-all of the previous videos, finishing circa 2021 and I've been viewing _pretty _*_darn_* regularly ever since. To say I commend you (and your team, of course!) is an understatement, and I legitimately hope to gain _half_ of your knowledge on science and futurism.

[@svampebob007]

Happy freeloader since 2014 here. I have 500GB of his videos on my computers and counting.

[@hernemithras]

9 Years of free education for the masses and supporting science for all. Thank you Isaac Arthur and team. Here's to another 9 years! 🎉🎉🎉

[@DD8842]

The man's speech impediment is light-years better then the start of the channel. Man's an inspiration to people with trouble speaking in public

[@MTB.OG_95]

He's a good ol' country boy from the deep south. They pronounce the letter R as a W.🤠Yee Haw !!!

[@Prometheus7272]

I thought it was just a type of American accent 😂

[@dannylang8669]

This is the channel that got my to create a KZbin account. I saw one of your vids and knew I couldn’t miss any of your Fermi paradox videos. You got me reading sci-fi again after not touching a book for almost two decades. You’re an outstanding educator and an inspiration sir.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thanks Danny, that means a lot :)

[@ManBearPigCreative]

I want to concur about the reading thing! Isaac has relit the spark that i had for reading, i am reading daily again for the first time in 15 years. Thank you!

[@charlesmclain6558]

9 years and no signs of slowing, we love your work and it inspires so much in all of us.

[@Bohnant]

After witnessing so many anniversaries of the channel I really hope, transhumanism permitting, to be still here when Isaac becomes president of the United Federation of Planets

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

That would be awesome, though I can't help but suspect that later history would annotate me as the last UFP president, after bankrupting the UFP to build Megastructures :)

[@themercer4972]

Thanks for this episode, it really touches on a point that has bugged me since the 2009 Star Trek film, where Vulcan is destroyed. It seemed like this pushed the Vulcans to near extinction. While the total destruction of a home world is a huge blow, the logical thing to do is to prepare for it. The Vulcans having FTL for 100s of years before the event, one would expect them to have colonized dozens of worlds. Some worlds specifically as contingency plans just in case a disaster of this sort happened.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Yes, this, if your civilization believes it has value then logically you want to take reasonable steps to ensure it's continuation. It was one of the tihngs that bugged the hell out of me in that film reboot

[@OllamhDrab]

(Star Trek writers have a tendency to forget about all the colony worlds and spacefaring people ...and most of the Fleet, for that matter, never mind all the other ships out there, whenever they need to raise the stakes. The Abrams films I tend to just call 'A nice fun tribute to Star Trek' and not worry about expecting it to make tons of continuity sense, even accounting for the alternate timeline bit.)

[@themercer4972]

What Id like to see is a sifi TV show that makes use of the many ideas you have explored. While realistic hard sifi like The Expanse is good, what I think we need is a grand galactic spanning show that takes into account just how impressive civilizations can be after a thousand years of development with FTL ability. Fast travel to distant worlds and alien encounters are what keep fiction interesting for most viewers.

[@jeremypace249]

Earth had several colonies, with varying degrees of success. Federation technology turned to terraforming, to make planets easier to colonize...and the terraforming technology went exponential so quickly with the Genesis Project, that it was weaponized. So terraforming was stuck at the weather control/Rissa level a generation later.

[@MrAldurVale]

​@@themercer4972 if the Revelation Space saga could be televised, that would be cool. Would definitely watch a show based around Panoply and the prefects of the Glitter Band.

[@Literarydilettante]

Thank you for nine years of incredible content! Here's to watching even more of it en route to the Venusian cloud colonies.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

I'd drink to that :)

[@ddis29]

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[@chriscomp20]

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[@lordviridian1458]

I believe the first time I heard of Isaac Arthur was when I was on a forum and found a certain quote from the episode Iron Stars. "One eternal engine of thought, for one kilogram of mass-energy." I felt I had to look it up, found the episode in question, and then I was hooked. Didn't subscribe at the time, but as the show went on, that eventually changed. Here's hoping we all live long enough to see the things spoken on this show become a reality!

[@UndoDruid]

35:00 - but we're also here for you. Thank you for making such great videos and adding your knowledge to the world in a digestible way!

[@bigjay875]

Congratulations! I've been enjoying your show for about 7 years thank you so much and best of luck with the damned paperwork as well as best wishes for you and your family 🎉

[@Rosivok]

9 years and many more to go I hope, Your chanel gets me through many boring days. Thank you for all the interesting shows.

[@Pwnicus187]

I'm so glad YT decided to recommend your Iron Stars vid back in 2016 to me. Here's hoping for many more years of quality content! Congrats on 9 years!

[@austinrichardson6240]

Thanks for 9 years of great content. I always recommend you to people wanting to get into space stuff. Anton does the practical, you got the theoretical.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thanks, and that's a well-appreciated comparison. He and I have never had occasion to meet, which is funny as we share a ton of audience and Anton does truly great work. I wish this last year had been kinder to him.

[@ameyskulkarni]

​@@isaacarthurSFIAWhat happened to him?

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

@@ameyskulkarni His baby son, Neil Apollo Petrov, died from SIDs back in the spring :(

[@ameyskulkarni]

@@isaacarthurSFIA Oooh man. I'm so sorry for him. Poor guy. RIP

[@avonacolyte]

Congratulations on 9 years Isaac! I've been watching since 2018. You've built something great here, and shared it with us for free - thank you!

[@palehorseman8386]

What I think would be cool would be to make a near future/ cyberpunk crime drama. The characters travel to many destinations, but they never have a large panoramic shot. Then, as the movie ends, we pan up and out to reveal it all took place in a O'Neil Cylinder, and there are thousands of them 💫

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

That would be a neat twist, especially if it had been casually alluded to in minor ways throughout.

[@ThirdCydonian]

We love you, dude. Few channels educate, inspire, and entertain as well as your’s has done consistently across all of these years.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thank you :)

[@ryanspowart9393]

9 years and I still get exited every week to listen to your videos, through high school, uni and onwards, can't wait for what future topics will be covered.

[@shawnjohnson9763]

Hard to believe that it's been 9 years already. It's like my dad would say, time flies like an arrow, and fruit flies like a banana.

[@Atlas552]

Thank you so much for the past 9 years. Your videos - and the great community that watches them - have inspired me time and time again. In fact, your videos even helped me find a career in governmental space policy, a personal dream come true. I hope this channel will continue for many more years to come!

[@rubikfan1]

Have been a fan for my of these years. Nearly from the start. Never have i seen a youtuber with such a consistent good video's. Every single one is good. And i love the positive futurisem. So many channels focus on the negative stuff these days. Its good we have some possitives aswell

[@thepinkpolarbear77]

Happy 9 years!!! It's so crazy to think I started watching these the same year you started and the year I graduated highschool, really feels like I've grown up with Issac. You've come so far and are by far my favorite KZbin channel. Also just amazing work with your speech I know you've spent a lot of work on it and it's insane how far you've come with it I don't hear it at all anymore ❤❤

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Yeah I rewatch episode-0 about once a year to remind myself how much progress the show's made in terms of quality :) I'm still amazed it's been 9 years and folks from back then are still with us, thank you for staying with us.

[@aishalotter9995]

@@isaacarthurSFIAcongratulations my friend I have a bit of a rrrrrrrrrr impediment rather than your w for the r but I don’t care enough to try to change it !!! But I’m glad that you’ve gone to the trrrrouble m8 !!! Best of luck for the futurrrre !!!

[@Montie-Adkins]

You need, or we need, a single video showcasing all these amazing animations from all your vids.

[@burbanpoison2494]

Thanks for nine years of content! Looking forward to more! 🥳🎉

[@pms9838]

For some now lost reason several years ago i searched for dyson sphere on KZbin. I signed up to KZbin just to subscribe to this channel. 300+ more channel subscriptions later Isaac you are still a favourite 👍

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thanks! :)

[@tclards4349]

You are one of my biggest heroes, Isaac. Such an inspiration! Over the last few years that I have been a part of your community you've given me so much hope for the future and lit a burning curiosity in me to learn more about the world and universe I am a part of. Thank you so much! Congratulations on 9 years, and here's to many more!!

[@rihardsbarkovskis7214]

How did KZbin not recommend this channel to me earlier??? Great work, amazing quality, and very interesting accent. Congrats on milestone! And now I have to go and watch everything else that’s here. ✋🏻

[@ryandoesstuffapparently1540]

Wow, congratulations on 9 years. That means I’ve been watching for 6 years now. I still remember when I first found your old megastructures video on a free documentaries website. It was 3 years in then. When I found it, I proceeded to consume everything on your channel like I was sitting at a kingly feast and I’d been starving. Finished them in a matter of days. Now I’m glad I get a couple meals a week from this channel haha. Thanks for everything you do. Here’s to 1000 years more.

[@guillermogonzalez9937]

yoooo 9 yearssss.... Thank you for sharing high quality science and fiction for so long.💚💯

[@Agamon]

Amazing. Watching and listening since ep 1, and to think its been 9 years already

[@AbsentQuack]

While I haven't been here since the VERY beginning, I have watched damn near every vid you've uploaded over the last five or six years. Thank you for nine years of content, here's to hoping for at least nine more.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

I'm glad you're still enjoying it, I hope we'll both still be here in 9 years to check :)

[@elinisguy]

Firstly, I believe that life, in any shape or form, including single-celled organisms, is common in the universe. It might not exist in every star system, but I think at least one in a hundred star systems could harbor some form of life. Considering all the theories, speculations, and our relatively minimal understanding of alien life in the universe, I support three different hypotheses: 3rd place) The 'Star Trek' scenario: A government overseeing our corner of space ensures emerging civilizations are not disturbed and is waiting for us. This seems the least likely but gives me the most hope. It implies that we might join a coalition and avoid becoming subjugated by a more advanced civilization. 2nd place) We are early: On the cosmic scale, we are in our infancy considering the total lifespan of the universe. So, we were simply fortunate to develop faster, and very few civilizations exist in the cosmos. Most of them are in different galaxies, making contact or even confirmation of their existence unlikely. They may be more or less advanced, but none have reached a Type III civilization status. 1st place) Life is common, but space technology is rare: Firstly, for intelligent life capable of using technology to evolve, very specific biological conditions and external threats are required. I believe that in most alien ecosystems, there is no technological civilization because the lifecycle has been stable for millions or billions of years (our own history is a good indicator of this). Secondly, even if a civilization can develop, it doesn't guarantee the ability to achieve space travel. Perhaps the gravity on their planet is too strong, or there are other reasons that make leaving their planet much harder than on Earth. Maybe their natural lifespan is much longer than ours, and they reproduce less frequently, reducing the urge to expand.

[@samr.england613]

Life itself is indeed probably fairly common since the elements necessary for life as WE know it, are among the top 10 most common elements in the Universe. H, C, O, N, etc,. And calcium, potassium and iron, are among the top 30 or so.

[@chuckmesser2202]

Congratulations on nine years. This is one of the most mind expanding channels I have seen on KZbin. Keep up the effort!

[@MrJetlifeallday]

Thanks for 9 years of opening our eyes! Your special type of intelligence is creativity and we are all the better for it ❤

[@ramonpizarro]

Happy 9 year anniversary, Isaac, i hope to be bingeing this channel in preparation for the new episode a century or two from now, while I'm vacationing on one of the many Aldrin Cyclers that head to Mars and back

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

I just got talked into putting "Life on Aldrin Cycler" on one of the upcoming episode polls, I wish I could go on one and get some first hand experience with what it would be like to be on one :)

[@OneOnOne1162]

I love hearing that you love to do this job more than any other. One day I hope to be able to say that. To many more years of this great content, Isaac! I'm a natural pessimist so your optimism about humanity and everything we can do at our best is always appreciated.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

I hope so too!

[@JarcoArt]

Thank you so much for making this show, being a teacher and a companion for all these years. Yes the topics are important, educational and entertaining but you are just as important, (at least for me) so thank you for being you and being here. Happy anniversary! :)

[@IwanPieterse-iwanzbiz]

Congratulations on 9 Years! Thanks for all the excellent content all these years.

[@RetinaBurner]

Don't sell yourself short Isaac, we're here as much for you as the content you create. It wouldn't be the same if anyone else presented it. Happy ninth, and many happy returns :)

[@youngimperialistmkii]

Grats on 9 years! I love how forward thinking, and optimistic you are.🎉

[@Kaleesh_General27]

Even just imagining the future of civilization on a galactic or universal scale just gets so mind boggling so fast, I love it

[@qsquared8833]

Be Aware: There is a LOUD High pitched audio glitch at 8:24. Hurt my ears a lot listening on earbuds.

[@Datan0de]

I love the apocalyptic writing on this episode! Totally badass. But more importantly, congratulations, both on the channel anniversary and the other good things happening in your life! It's wonderful that the work you love also brings knowledge, thoughtfulness, and enjoyment to so many other people. Life - You're doing it right!

[@FirstLast-gk6lg]

Massive congrats, it's been amazing watching this channel grow over the years, all the love my friend.

[@seanhewitt603]

First off, congratulations on 9 years!, secondly, my favorite poem of all, 'Ozymandias'... and also; dusty plains make sandpaper winds, blown over deep blue dreams, scour the sky clean. My own statement on the downfall.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

nice addition too, thanks for sharing.

[@mariodegroote6756]

congrats on the 9 years of amazing work, i can only say, respect sir, its an amazing journey

[@thecollector5277]

Congratulations on your ninth year of content creation! Your dedication to exploring diverse topics has been truly fascinating. Speaking of which, I noticed that your second episode tackled the Fermi Paradox, albeit in a different context. Perhaps the solution to this enigma lies in a simpler perspective. Considering our limited observational capabilities, it's astonishing to think that we've only been studying the cosmos via astrology for a few millennia. With the aid of advanced telescopes, we're merely scratching the surface of celestial phenomena. Assuming our intelligible signals have been broadcasting for approximately a century, their range is restricted to a 100 light-year radius surrounding Earth. It's reasonable to infer that potential extraterrestrial life might not have received our messages yet, or they could be unaware of our existence due to the vastness of space. In essence, the answer to 'where is everyone?' is that we simply don't know, mainly because the universe is enormous.

[@ponyote]

This episode really reminded me a lot of two things. Schlock Mercenary, a webcomic. And Eclipse Phase, A TTRPG. Thanks for another great episode, Isaac.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@antediluvianatheist5262]

i know both.

[@05Matz]

Ooh, yes, both of those! A comic I need to get back into, and a criminally-underrated TTRPG!

[@palfers1]

Very enjoyable Isaac, and you make a salient point that, with FTL, even a galaxy-wide conflict could be resolved in relatively short order. Perhaps this hints at yet another answer to Fermi.

[@timothybruce9366]

You're very welcome, and we stick around for the amazing topics and explorations. Thank you.

[@ilejovcevski79]

Very good point on us often paying more attention to the "brute force" aspects of futuristic warfare, while neglecting the "smart ways". As for speed of engagements though, at least in warfare here on Earth, max speed of a vehicle is almost never the same as tactical speed or engagement speed. Yeah it pays off to give your projectiles or missiles that extra oomph, by going the speed of heat, but as far as actual maneuvering or evading, going as fast as possible, usually makes you an easier target, especially for guided weapons.

[@cyrilio]

Congrats on 9 years SFIA. Love your work and hope you keep doing it for a long time to come.

[@HandsomeDanVacationRentals]

Congratulations on 9 wonderful years. I’m sure there’s been ups, downs, and everything in between but I’m here for the next 9 if you keep making content :)

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thank you, I'll keep making vids ;)

[@jeremypace249]

Congratulations on 9 years, Issac. I just wish I could have several long-duration discussions with you about Creationism, Electric Universe Theory, UFO aliens, and the real agenda out in space, and in other dimensions.

[@cannonfodder4376]

Nine years and still going strong. Another fantastic video, Isaac, and congrats on the nine years of this channels operation. There is nothing on the internet quite like this, informative and hopeful of the future. And what a future it may be. I hope to experience it with you later.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

May we see that day, and good to hear from you again :)

[@jack1701e]

Nine years... damn, I didn't find you until maybe your second year and now it's been another 7 years! So glad you're still doing this and basically are the champion of this kind of programming on youtube!

[@indigowest6894]

Nice thumbnail😉 Fallen Empire indeed. Love your content. Thanks for your work!

[@therealspeedwagon1451]

I can tell you are quite the fan of Stellaris, as a lot of your sci-fi tropes are there. Just that it hand waves some of the gritty, more hard sci-fi problems like FTL communication and logistics. However fallen empires are very cool. Empires that were once prosperous and controlled much of the galaxy that have since stagnated from some great interstellar war or some other reason and now live as tiny husks of their former glory.

[@jeffreypeterson8386]

Don't sell yourself short. We love the topics, but we absolutely adore you and you're positive outlook. Long live sfia, long live Issac!

[@futurevegan8617]

Don’t be overly modest. We like futuristic topics, but you are personally a big part of the thing that makes this channel so successful.

[@DavidSteele]

Sir, that was a wonderful thank you towards the end of the episode, and putting some real life perspective into things was fantastic. Happy nine years! 👍❤

[@SmoketySm0ke]

Congratulations man! You deserve all you've achieved and more.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thank you!

[@anthonyalfredyorke1621]

Congratulations Isaac, thanks for all great, informative and enjoyable shows, Happy Spacey Birthday. Here's to the next nine years. God bless you and your family. PEACE and LOVE to EVERYONE ❤❤.

[@UpliftedCapybara]

Here’s to another 9 nine years! I only wish KZbin would have recommended your channel to me sooner!

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thank!

[@GodWorksOut]

KZbin put this on my home page 9 years ago and the rest is history. 🎉

[@WarriorNoldor]

The pattern has repeated itself more times than you can fathom. Organic civilizations rise, evolve, advance. And at the apex of their glory, they are extinguished.--Sovereign(Mass Effect)

[@benw9949]

Wow, 9 years. I wonder when I first heard one of Isaac's episodes and then I wonder how long before I subscribed. I remember very early stuff, being impressed by the thoroughness and scif-fi / science geek fun, and wondering if there was a hearing impairment plus the speech patterns. And after a few episodes, I subscribed. I'm way used to the voice now too. -- I also remember very early episodes from Anton Petrov at his channel, and how it has changed and improved over the years. Brilliant and interesting stuff. -- Ad John Michael Godier's speculative and science topics. These three are all great for anyone who likes space and science and science fiction.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

There's two names I'm always glad to be positively compared to :) Reminds me I need to call or email John soon, I keep getting distracted.

[@Kikunosuke777]

Thank you for your hard work and quality content

[@Tundra.]

What an INTRO! I love that whole excerpt, this gonna be a great episode.

[@derrickross2761]

Thank you for the awesome videos that you put out. I'm sure everybody on here is going to say something similar. We also thank you for your service 👍

[@brianback3865]

It's amazing that your show has lasted so long. Congratulations, Isaac. I love contemplating the lengths that humanity may achieve. Thanks for all the hard work.

[@RiversJ]

Been watching since like episode 12 or so. Your work is a veritable corpus of great creativity and controlled reasoning. Thanks for helping build Nebula!

[@gleaugey7819]

Glad that you're in the same space and time! Keep up the good work and Congrats Isaac!!! There are plenty of channels that cover similar topics but we choose to come here because of you. Never forget that.

[@foracal5608]

Such an inspiring episode even if it's about an end point about entophy wining and how we could maybe go to those stars! Another amazing one Isaac Arthur

[@prakadox]

Thanks Isaac for all the great content! The litle bit about the entire labyrinth world being just a memorial to one war was spine tickling and hair raising!

[@Prospkt]

Haha I have been watching your channel since 2016 crazy how fast time flies. Thanks for all the effort you put into your videos, they are fun and informative to watch. Can't wait for episode 500!

[@playwars3037]

Yes ! Fallen Empires ! My favourite subject in sci-fi ! So much so that I basically integrate it in some level or another in all of my novels XD (Awww crap, editing the message to fix a mistake took off Isaac's heart. Oh well).

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

It can be added back :)

[@playwars3037]

​@@isaacarthurSFIA Thank you ! You've been a huge inspiration -and source of knowledge- for my novels ! I was wondering, would it be alright with you if I included an easter egg to you in one of my books ?

[@justsayjay]

This guy is so freaking wholesome, imaginative and knowledgeable!

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thanks :)

[@timcarmichael]

Thank you sincerely for what you do - I feel a great debt to you and profound gratitude for your efforts - there is no nobler contribution than to illuminate and expand the consciousness and imaginations of others.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

You are so welcome

[@scifiloft503]

Bro had a speech impediment got made of front of his whole life, but little did they know he had the biggest balls of all. He said f*** it I'm going to make audio KZbin videos. Badass bro 👊

[@PaulPaulPaulson]

Love the fermi paradox videos!

[@8BRInteractive]

Thanks for all the great content, and keep up the wonderful work. As for something you mentioned: a piece of battle debris reaching us. This sounds familiar. Remember the 1982 anime "Super Dimension Fortress Macross"? It started with an alien gunboat that folded out into our solar system and crashed (catastroiphically) on Earth in its attempt to escape another alien military force.

[@rarabbb]

Congratulations 9 wonderful years thank you Issac 😊

[@VisiblyPinkUnicorn]

I'm here from your episode "Tidally Locked Worlds" back in 2015. Man, time really do fly even without traveling at relativistic speeds...

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

wow, year 1 era, thanks for sticking around!

[@maxlee3838]

Since I found this 6 years ago, this is one of the weekly shows I look forward to. Thanks for being yourself and sharing your thoughts with us.

[@hroedlyon2954]

I enjoy your optimism. It's a great gift to your viewers.

[@piedpiper1172]

“We believe the galaxy is empty because the alternative is horrifying beyond mortal tolerance. We build the interstellar navy because the alternative is horrifying beyond mortal tolerance.”

[@kenlee5509]

9 years, wow, time flies. Congratulations upon all the milestones you mentioned! Keep it up! Thank you for all the thought provoking you do!

[@joelmulder]

We are grateful to get to listen to you every week Isaac. It’s been an amazing 9 years, and I can’t wait for the future of SFIA!

[@MrRurounismc]

Ive loved your channel for years, I just wanted to say thanks Isaac!

[@PSVortex100]

I’ve been here with you for some years now. This is the best journey I’ve joined on KZbin so far. Let’s do a channel subs meet in 2150, both celebrating the New year and our 68th asteroid mining station launch. See you in the future!

[@kskaiseraaron]

Dang your ending made me tear up a bit. Your family is amazing and I hope so much that you can complete your adoption. I love your show and while I did not discover this channel until last year I have watched all your old episodes. In a crazy and divided world this channel brings me calm and peace.

[@patrickmchargue7122]

Isaac! Avoid the shovel! (and congratulations to you on your channel's success)

[@Pinkfongfan24]

I love Isaacs voice so much. Favorite voice on KZbin. ❤

[@seankelly1291]

You have inspired millions of people. Happy anniversary! You have inspired me tremendously.

[@DarksoldierX2]

Those graphics are gorgeous! I'm glad to see you doing well Isaac! Congratulations on 9 years of epic content!

[@anticlaassic]

I love the idea of near future humanity discovering a mountain sized piece of debris from an alien spaceship hurtling through the sol system an scrambling to land scientific teams aboard to investigate it. You could make am Andy Weir style hard sf novel or go more in the direction of 70s horror movies in space. You could also take a page out of Alastair Reynolds books (especially revalation space and inhibitor phase) You could even use it as a jumping off point for humanity in a future histories book series.

[@anticlaassic]

@@angrywolves766 which one was that?!

[@anishphi1]

Congrats on 9 years!!!! I absolutely love your stuff

[@rationalthought846]

As an NSS member myself I just wanted to say thank you for your entertaining but well thought out videos and your contributions to space popularizing. I too have thought about the Fermi Paradox and have grown more pessimistic over time. Our own civilization is on track to start depopulating soon- and the more advanced countries are frequently depopulating the fastest. Furthermore, while the more developed countries educate more people, the actual decisions they make are proof that education and critical thinking skills are not the same. I believe that, like the matrix "reality" is less entertaining (and certainly harder) than simulation. Future civilization may tend to look inward and retreat to the more satisfying virtual worlds which don't worry about ESG and the difficulties of the real world. Without Elon Musk we would likely be no further along to colonizing Mars than we were 50 years ago and is testament to the inward-looking trajectory and navel gazing our civilization has become. That's why I appreciate your videos'- they are optimistic and capture the excitement that our intelligentsia don't feel. Keep up the good work.