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If you have self replicating robots, you can scorch the surface off every planet in the galaxy.

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I think the falling birthrates are a temporary cultural blip, and depend on many details of our socioeconomic particulars. I don't expect them to apply universally. " We're not looking at spreading to everywhere in the galaxy" Give it 100,000 years and we will. Firstly, with advanced nanotech means a population that can be practically immortal if they want. Growth requires very low birth rates if there is no death. Then selection. If there is some cult of fertility, they will slowly outbreed the rest. Then automation, parenting may be much more attractive when a nappy changing robot is developed. Maybe a few of the aliens are total utilitarians. Stopping population growth would require strong coordination without good reason.

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