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From: The intelligence paradox; will ET get the metabolic syndrome? Lessons from and for Earth

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Explaining the Fermi paradox. Evolution of intelligence will always lead to a drive for environmental utopia. Hence, many species may well get fat and spend much of their GDP on healthcare. Life may be everywhere, but due to obesity-related medical issues, it might have to pay a healthcare tax and simply not be able to afford space travel. Without hormesis it may not even be interested.

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