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[{'start': '0.133', 'end': '2.666', 'text': 'When the Death Star’s main cannon lights up,'}, {'start': '2.666', 'end': '4.233', 'text': 'in just a few short seconds,'}, {'start': '4.233', 'end': '6.933', 'text': 'the planet Alderaan is blasted into dust.'}, {'start': '7.533', 'end': '9.199', 'text': 'That scene was absolutely explosive.'}, {'start': '9.199', 'end': '10.566', 'text': 'At the same time, it throws us'}, {'start': '10.566', 'end': '12.233', 'text': 'a fundamental question—'}, {'start': '12.233', 'end': '14.366', 'text': 'If the Galactic Empire can destroy a planet with one shot,'}, {'start': '14.366', 'end': '17.066', 'text': 'does that make it the most advanced civilization in the universe?'}, {'start': '17.066', 'end': '18.500', 'text': 'But how do we measure'}, {'start': '18.500', 'end': '20.000', 'text': 'the pinnacle of a cosmic civilization?'}, {'start': '20.699', 'end': '21.300', 'text': 'Today,'}, {'start': '21.300', 'end': '23.099', 'text': 'we’ll apply a major theoretical framework'}, {'start': '23.099', 'end': '24.533', 'text': 'in the history of science fiction—'}, {'start': '24.533', 'end': '26.300', 'text': 'the Kardashev Scale—'}, {'start': '26.300', 'end': '28.033', 'text': 'to  examine the Galactic Empire'}, {'start': '28.033', 'end': '29.133', 'text': 'in Star Wars,'}, {'start': '29.133', 'end': '30.566', 'text': 'as well as the entire “Star Wars universe,”'}, {'start': '30.566', 'end': '32.466', 'text': 'its technology and development level,'}, {'start': '32.466', 'end': '34.033', 'text': 'and along the way, let’s see'}, {'start': '34.033', 'end': '36.533', 'text': 'how far Earth is from becoming a civilization like that.'}, {'start': '59.366', 'end': '60.500', 'text': '1964,'}, {'start': '60.500', 'end': '61.400', 'text': 'Soviet Union  astronomer'}, {'start': '61.400', 'end': '63.400', 'text': 'Nikolai Kardashev proposed'}, {'start': '63.400', 'end': '65.099', 'text': 'a theory using “the total energy'}, {'start': '65.099', 'end': '66.066', 'text': 'a civilization can use”'}, {'start': '66.066', 'end': '67.933', 'text': 'as a measure of its development level.'}, {'start': '68.599', 'end': '69.966', 'text': 'Kardashev believed— the'}, {'start': '69.966', 'end': '71.633', 'text': 'more advanced a civilization is,'}, {'start': '71.633', 'end': '73.699', 'text': 'the more energy it should be able to obtain'}, {'start': '73.699', 'end': '75.133', 'text': 'and make use of on a large scale.'}, {'start': '75.866', 'end': '77.133', 'text': 'Based on this idea,'}, {'start': '77.133', 'end': '79.266', 'text': 'he designed three core levels— the'}, {'start': '79.266', 'end': '81.099', 'text': 'ones we often hear:'}, {'start': '81.099', 'end': '83.766', 'text': 'Type I, Type II, and Type III civilizations.'}, {'start': '84.266', 'end': '84.933', 'text': 'Later,'}, {'start': '84.933', 'end': '86.300', 'text': 'some expanded on this concept—'}, {'start': '86.300', 'end': '88.666', 'text': 'imagining Type IV, Type V,'}, {'start': '88.666', 'end': '90.266', 'text': 'and even higher levels.'}, {'start': '90.666', 'end': '92.766', 'text': 'But the most  widely accepted and discussed'}, {'start': '92.766', 'end': '94.233', 'text': 'are still the original three.'}, {'start': '95.033', 'end': '97.099', 'text': 'So what exactly is the Kardashev Scale?'}, {'start': '97.633', 'end': '98.266', 'text': 'First of all,'}, {'start': '98.266', 'end': '99.666', 'text': 'Type I civilization is also called— a “planetary civilization.” It’s the one closest to our current state on Earth.'}, {'start': '118.333', 'end': '120.633', 'text': 'controllable high-efficiency energy,'}, {'start': '120.633', 'end': '122.566', 'text': 'that would mark the true stage of Type I.'}, {'start': '123.199', 'end': '124.066', 'text': 'Unfortunately,'}, {'start': '124.066', 'end': '125.533', 'text': 'humanity’s current level'}, {'start': '125.533', 'end': '127.199', 'text': 'hasn’t quite reached Type I yet. We'}, {'start': '127.199', 'end': '129.033', 'text': '’re still around 0.73.'}, {'start': '129.566', 'end': '130.300', 'text': 'Which means—'}, {'start': '130.300', 'end': '132.166', 'text': 'we’ve only mastered about 73%'}, {'start': '132.166', 'end': '134.500', 'text': 'of the energy needed to reach Type I.'}, {'start': '134.500', 'end': '136.133', 'text': 'Still a way to go before we level up.'}, {'start': '136.733', 'end': '139.166', 'text': 'Many scientists and futurists believe'}, {'start': '139.166', 'end': '141.433', 'text': 'that for humanity to truly reach Type I,'}, {'start': '141.433', 'end': '144.066', 'text': 'it’ll take at least several hundred to a thousand years.'}, {'start': '144.833', 'end': '146.466', 'text': 'Next comes the Type II civilization,'}, {'start': '146.466', 'end': '147.233', 'text': 'also known as a'}, {'start': '147.233', 'end': '148.433', 'text': '“stellar-level  civilization.”'}, {'start': '148.766', 'end': '150.333', 'text': 'Such a civilization is no longer satisfied'}, {'start': '150.333', 'end': '152.133', 'text': 'with just tapping planetary energy.'}, {'start': '152.133', 'end': '153.699', 'text': 'It begins to treat stars as'}, {'start': '153.699', 'end': '154.833', 'text': 'giant power sources.'}, {'start': '155.466', 'end': '157.000', 'text': 'They build “Dyson spheres”'}, {'start': '157.000', 'end': '159.066', 'text': 'or other massive astronomical structures'}, {'start': '159.066', 'end': '160.633', 'text': 'to capture and convert'}, {'start': '160.633', 'end': '162.099', 'text': 'an entire star’s energy output.'}, {'start': '162.099', 'end': '163.666', 'text': 'Once that’s achieved,'}, {'start': '163.666', 'end': '165.199', 'text': 'energy shortages become a thing of the past.'}, {'start': '165.733', 'end': '167.433', 'text': 'With such abundant energy,'}, {'start': '167.433', 'end': '168.566', 'text': 'a Type II civilization can'}, {'start': '168.566', 'end': '170.166', 'text': 'launch far more ambitious'}, {'start': '170.166', 'end': '171.233', 'text': 'interstellar projects—'}, {'start': '171.633', 'end': '173.033', 'text': 'like mass space migration,'}, {'start': '173.033', 'end': '174.900', 'text': 'or adjusting planetary orbits.'}, {'start': '175.066', 'end': '176.533', 'text': 'This enables them to operate'}, {'start': '176.533', 'end': '178.133', 'text': 'on a far larger scale in space than'}, {'start': '178.133', 'end': '179.933', 'text': 'a Type II civilization.  I civilization could.'}, {'start': '180.699', 'end': '183.099', 'text': 'As for Type III  civilizations—they’re beyond imagination.'}, {'start': '183.466', 'end': '184.699', 'text': 'Type III is also known as'}, {'start': '184.699', 'end': '186.266', 'text': 'a “galactic civilization.”'}, {'start': '186.266', 'end': '187.633', 'text': 'At this stage,'}, {'start': '187.633', 'end': '189.066', 'text': 'they can treat the entire galaxy'}, {'start': '189.066', 'end': '190.533', 'text': 'as a massive energy field.'}, {'start': '191.233', 'end': '192.199', 'text': 'They’re not just focusing on'}, {'start': '192.199', 'end': '193.833', 'text': 'a single star anymore—'}, {'start': '193.833', 'end': '195.000', 'text': 'they can simultaneously harness'}, {'start': '195.000', 'end': '196.333', 'text': 'multiple star systems,'}, {'start': '196.333', 'end': '197.733', 'text': 'even manipulate black holes,'}, {'start': '197.733', 'end': '199.400', 'text': 'to acquire nearly limitless'}, {'start': '199.400', 'end': '200.400', 'text': 'reserves of energy.'}, {'start': '201.233', 'end': '202.866', 'text': 'In a civilization at this level,'}, {'start': '202.866', 'end': '204.233', 'text': 'interstellar travel is probably'}, {'start': '204.233', 'end': '206.433', 'text': 'as routine as taking the subway is for us.'}, {'start': '206.800', 'end': '208.166', 'text': 'They can outclass others in population,'}, {'start': '208.166', 'end': '208.833', 'text': 'Resources,'}, {'start': '208.833', 'end': '209.900', 'text': 'and military power—'}, {'start': '209.900', 'end': '212.099', 'text': 'they far surpass lower-level  civilizations.'}, {'start': '212.466', 'end': '214.233', 'text': 'That’s why in sci-fi works,'}, {'start': '214.233', 'end': '216.366', 'text': 'this is often portrayed as the highest, most mysterious level.'}, {'start': '216.866', 'end': '218.033', 'text': 'Back to Star Wars—'}, {'start': '218.433', 'end': '219.066', 'text': 'in the films,'}, {'start': '219.066', 'end': '220.599', 'text': 'the Galactic Empire’s military might'}, {'start': '220.599', 'end': '221.733', 'text': 'and political reach'}, {'start': '221.733', 'end': '223.400', 'text': 'are exceptionally vast.'}, {'start': '223.400', 'end': '226.000', 'text': 'The urbanization of Coruscant is staggering—'}, {'start': '226.000', 'end': '227.300', 'text': 'people’s quality of life'}, {'start': '227.300', 'end': '228.233', 'text': 'and social systems'}, {'start': '228.233', 'end': '230.833', 'text': 'are all operating at very high levels.'}, {'start': '230.833', 'end': '231.833', 'text': 'At the same time,'}, {'start': '231.833', 'end': '233.800', 'text': 'the Empire has weapons like the Death Star,'}, {'start': '233.800', 'end': '235.666', 'text': 'capable of destroying planets instantly.'}, {'start': '236.199', 'end': '238.833', 'text': 'Its power seems to exceed all conventional imagination.'}, {'start': '239.233', 'end': '239.766', 'text': 'But—'}, {'start': '239.766', 'end': '241.833', 'text': 'does that mean the  Galactic Empire has reached'}, {'start': '241.833', 'end': '244.400', 'text': 'the level  of a Type II or even Type III civilization?'}, {'start': '245.000', 'end': '246.800', 'text': 'To answer that, we need to break it down'}, {'start': '246.800', 'end': '248.800', 'text': 'from the Empire’s energy system and the Death Star.'}, {'start': '249.599', 'end': '251.666', 'text': 'The Death Star. One of the'}, {'start': '252.266', 'end': '253.666', 'text': 'most jaw-dropping moments'}, {'start': '253.666', 'end': '254.833', 'text': 'in Star Wars is'}, {'start': '254.833', 'end': '256.233', 'text': 'when the Death Star fires'}, {'start': '256.233', 'end': '257.933', 'text': 'and obliterates an entire planet.'}, {'start': '258.533', 'end': '260.733', 'text': 'To blow up a planet the size of Earth,'}, {'start': '260.733', 'end': '264.666', 'text': 'you’d need to release 2.24×10³² joules of energy.'}, {'start': '268.333', 'end': '270.166', 'text': 'number is absolutely staggering.'}, {'start': '270.699', 'end': '272.066', 'text': 'With such terrifying output,'}, {'start': '272.066', 'end': '274.366', 'text': 'it seems like they’ve touched the threshold of a Type II civilization.'}, {'start': '274.933', 'end': '275.599', 'text': 'However—'}, {'start': '275.599', 'end': '277.833', 'text': 'according to official lore and extended universe,'}, {'start': '277.833', 'end': '279.166', 'text': 'the Death Star’s core weapon'}, {'start': '279.166', 'end': '280.800', 'text': 'mainly relies on a kind of'}, {'start': '280.800', 'end': '282.966', 'text': 'extremely rare and mysteriously powerful material—'}, {'start': '282.966', 'end': '284.166', 'text': 'the Kyber crystal—'}, {'start': '284.166', 'end': '285.900', 'text': 'not on stellar energy'}, {'start': '285.900', 'end': '287.733', 'text': 'or a giant Dyson sphere.'}, {'start': '288.333', 'end': '290.033', 'text': 'This energy-rich crystal'}, {'start': '290.033', 'end': '292.466', 'text': 'is also what powers lightsabers in the Star Wars universe.'}, {'start': '292.933', 'end': '295.533', 'text': 'The Death Star just amplifies it to the extreme.'}, {'start': '296.066', 'end': '296.966', 'text': 'In other words—'}, {'start': '296.966', 'end': '299.166', 'text': 'the Death Star’s weapon is more like'}, {'start': '299.166', 'end': '300.533', 'text': 'a massive  “plug-in”'}, {'start': '300.533', 'end': '301.566', 'text': 'powered by some external mystical material,'}, {'start': '301.566', 'end': '303.366', 'text': 'achieving overpowered results—'}, {'start': '303.366', 'end': '304.733', 'text': 'but it’s not self-sustaining.'}, {'start': '304.733', 'end': '306.733', 'text': 'It doesn’t reform or harvest stellar energy itself.'}, {'start': '307.166', 'end': '309.500', 'text': 'It’s like when humans first made the atomic bomb—'}, {'start': '309.500', 'end': '310.833', 'text': 'we could destroy Earth,'}, {'start': '310.833', 'end': '313.533', 'text': 'but we were still far from controlling the Sun.'}, {'start': '313.900', 'end': '316.000', 'text': 'The Force.'}, {'start': '316.400', 'end': '317.366', 'text': 'When talking about Star Wars,'}, {'start': '317.366', 'end': '318.866', 'text': 'you can’t avoid the Force.'}, {'start': '319.466', 'end': '321.099', 'text': 'Jedi can lift objects through the air'}, {'start': '321.099', 'end': '322.199', 'text': 'with just a wave of the hand.'}, {'start': '322.199', 'end': '323.833', 'text': 'Master Yoda can lift an entire'}, {'start': '323.833', 'end': '325.833', 'text': 'sunken X-Wing with'}, {'start': '325.833', 'end': '328.133', 'text': 'These supernatural phenomena often make people feel'}, {'start': '328.133', 'end': '330.166', 'text': 'like their power has already “surpassed science.”'}, {'start': '330.866', 'end': '333.066', 'text': 'But from a Kardashev perspective,'}, {'start': '333.066', 'end': '334.333', 'text': 'no matter how mysterious the Force is,'}, {'start': '334.333', 'end': '335.599', 'text': 'it can’t make up for the Empire’s'}, {'start': '335.599', 'end': '337.199', 'text': 'shortcomings in energy utilization.'}, {'start': '337.733', 'end': '339.233', 'text': 'That’s because the Force is more about'}, {'start': '339.233', 'end': '341.333', 'text': 'personal cultivation and spiritual experience.'}, {'start': '341.733', 'end': '344.566', 'text': 'The Jedi meditate and sense the world—'}, {'start': '344.566', 'end': '347.433', 'text': 'the Sith use it to control the minds of others.'}, {'start': '347.433', 'end': '349.233', 'text': 'But none of them ever use the Force'}, {'start': '349.233', 'end': '351.633', 'text': 'for stellar-scale power generation or planetary engineering.'}, {'start': '352.099', 'end': '352.699', 'text': 'So— when Darth'}, {'start': '352.699', 'end': '355.033', 'text': 'Vader  Force-chokes someone,'}, {'start': '355.033', 'end': '357.566', 'text': 'Western audiences see a superpower,'}, {'start': '357.566', 'end': '359.599', 'text': 'while Eastern audiences might think of'}, {'start': '359.599', 'end': '361.766', 'text': '“using Qi to move objects,” like in martial arts novels.'}, {'start': '362.199', 'end': '363.633', 'text': 'You won’t see Jedi using'}, {'start': '363.633', 'end': '365.866', 'text': 'the Force as clean energy for society,'}, {'start': '365.866', 'end': '367.599', 'text': 'and definitely not the Empire using the Force to'}, {'start': '367.599', 'end': '369.033', 'text': 'replace stellar fuel.'}, {'start': '369.699', 'end': '371.599', 'text': 'The Force might empower individuals— but it can’t sustain a civilization’s energy leap.'}, {'start': '379.366', 'end': '381.033', 'text': 'Galactic Empire.'}, {'start': '381.033', 'end': '382.500', 'text': 'Just like medieval alchemists'}, {'start': '383.033', 'end': '384.733', 'text': 'obsessed with turning lead into gold—'}, {'start': '384.733', 'end': '386.166', 'text': 'unaware that the Industrial Revolution was'}, {'start': '386.166', 'end': '387.566', 'text': 'already quietly brewing.'}, {'start': '387.566', 'end': '389.066', 'text': 'However— that'}, {'start': '390.000', 'end': '390.500', 'text': 'doesn’t mean'}, {'start': '390.500', 'end': '392.233', 'text': 'the Star Wars universe entirely lacks'}, {'start': '392.233', 'end': '394.833', 'text': 'any hints of Type II or Type III civilization.'}, {'start': '395.199', 'end': '396.900', 'text': 'In *The Force Awakens*,'}, {'start': '396.900', 'end': '398.199', 'text': 'we see something even crazier'}, {'start': '398.199', 'end': '399.400', 'text': 'than the Death Star—'}, {'start': '399.400', 'end': '401.066', 'text': 'Starkiller Base.'}, {'start': '403.300', 'end': '405.400', 'text': 'It’s said to absorb the energy of a star,'}, {'start': '405.400', 'end': '407.000', 'text': 'and use it to destroy'}, {'start': '407.000', 'end': '408.633', 'text': 'distant planets.'}, {'start': '408.633', 'end': '410.400', 'text': 'This superweapon that can drain'}, {'start': '410.400', 'end': '411.466', 'text': 'an entire star’s energy'}, {'start': '411.466', 'end': '413.366', 'text': 'is basically a  hacked version'}, {'start': '413.366', 'end': '415.066', 'text': 'of a Dyson Sphere from Kardashev’s dreams.'}, {'start': '415.366', 'end': '416.866', 'text': 'Though the film doesn’t provide'}, {'start': '416.866', 'end': '418.733', 'text': 'much scientific explanation,'}, {'start': '418.733', 'end': '420.400', 'text': 'at least from a conceptual standpoint,'}, {'start': '420.400', 'end': '422.500', 'text': 'the way Starkiller Base draws its energy'}, {'start': '422.500', 'end': '425.466', 'text': 'is enough to put it near the edge of a Type II civilization.'}, {'start': '425.900', 'end': '427.466', 'text': 'And as for hyperspace travel—'}, {'start': '427.966', 'end': '430.233', 'text': 'both the Empire and the Rebellion can hop across the galaxy,'}, {'start': '430.233', 'end': '431.566', 'text': 'no problem.'}, {'start': '431.566', 'end': '433.000', 'text': 'But we still don’t know'}, {'start': '433.000', 'end': '434.699', 'text': 'where all that energy is coming from.'}, {'start': '435.300', 'end': '437.933', 'text': 'If there really was a stellar-scale energy grid behind it,'}, {'start': '437.933', 'end': '439.933', 'text': 'The film should’ve shown more signs  of—'}, {'start': '439.933', 'end': '442.666', 'text': '“universal energy abundance” under Imperial rule.'}, {'start': '442.666', 'end': '444.566', 'text': 'But instead, all we saw was constant warfare—'}, {'start': '444.566', 'end': '446.066', 'text': 'and an endless arms race.'}, {'start': '446.466', 'end': '446.966', 'text': 'So,'}, {'start': '446.966', 'end': '447.900', 'text': 'Starkiller Base'}, {'start': '447.900', 'end': '449.233', 'text': 'and hyperspace engines'}, {'start': '449.233', 'end': '451.066', 'text': 'are more like isolated black technologies,'}, {'start': '451.066', 'end': '452.699', 'text': 'making it hard to prove that the Empire'}, {'start': '452.699', 'end': '454.500', 'text': 'has fully reached the level of a Type II civilization.'}, {'start': '455.400', 'end': '456.433', 'text': 'In summary—'}, {'start': '456.433', 'end': '458.833', 'text': 'The Galactic Empire may appear vast on the surface.'}, {'start': '458.833', 'end': '459.599', 'text': 'The Death Star,'}, {'start': '459.599', 'end': '460.866', 'text': 'Starkiller Base,'}, {'start': '460.866', 'end': '463.233', 'text': 'and hyperspace travel all look impressive,'}, {'start': '463.233', 'end': '465.400', 'text': 'but when it comes to “controlling stars,”'}, {'start': '465.400', 'end': '466.633', 'text': 'there’s no solid evidence.'}, {'start': '467.199', 'end': '467.766', 'text': 'Moreover—'}, {'start': '467.766', 'end': '469.566', 'text': 'many of the  Empire’s outer planets'}, {'start': '469.566', 'end': '471.833', 'text': 'still remain at relatively low levels of technology.'}, {'start': '471.833', 'end': '473.300', 'text': 'Its social structure is more like'}, {'start': '473.300', 'end': '475.566', 'text': '“Emperor + Governors + layers of oppression,”'}, {'start': '475.566', 'end': '477.266', 'text': 'a classical imperial system.'}, {'start': '477.266', 'end': '478.366', 'text': 'It lacks a complete'}, {'start': '478.366', 'end': '479.833', 'text': 'stellar energy network.'}, {'start': '479.833', 'end': '481.733', 'text': 'It can only rely on fear and the Force'}, {'start': '481.733', 'end': '483.566', 'text': 'to maintain its vast rule.'}, {'start': '484.300', 'end': '485.699', 'text': 'This really doesn’t resemble a civilization capable of fully integrating stellar energy.'}, {'start': '496.833', 'end': '498.166', 'text': 'II civilization.”'}, {'start': '498.933', 'end': '499.933', 'text': 'That said,'}, {'start': '499.933', 'end': '501.066', 'text': 'it’s undeniable that'}, {'start': '501.066', 'end': '503.033', 'text': 'the mashup of “space saga + samurai ethos'}, {'start': '503.033', 'end': '505.100', 'text': '+ sci-fi warfare”'}, {'start': '505.100', 'end': '507.233', 'text': 'is exactly what makes *Star Wars*'}, {'start': '507.233', 'end': '508.766', 'text': 'continue to attract countless fans'}, {'start': '508.766', 'end': '510.766', 'text': 'who are mesmerized by the universe it presents.'}, {'start': '511.600', 'end': '513.166', 'text': 'Meanwhile, the Kardashev scale'}, {'start': '513.166', 'end': '514.699', 'text': 'offers a more rigorous'}, {'start': '514.699', 'end': '515.933', 'text': 'energy-based perspective,'}, {'start': '515.933', 'end': '517.300', 'text': 'helping us break free from'}, {'start': '517.300', 'end': '518.699', 'text': 'the trap of thinking that'}, {'start': '518.699', 'end': '520.033', 'text': 'destructive power equals higher civilization,'}, {'start': '520.033', 'end': '521.000', 'text': 'and helping us realize—'}, {'start': '521.000', 'end': '522.133', 'text': 'that “energy mastery”'}, {'start': '522.133', 'end': '524.533', 'text': 'is the real standard for judging a  civilization’s level.'}, {'start': '525.233', 'end': '527.566', 'text': 'So how far behind is Earth?'}, {'start': '528.000', 'end': '529.000', 'text': 'As mentioned earlier—'}, {'start': '529.000', 'end': '530.500', 'text': 'human civilization is currently around'}, {'start': '530.500', 'end': '531.966', 'text': '0.73 on the scale.'}, {'start': '532.666', 'end': '534.266', 'text': 'We need to tackle not only'}, {'start': '534.266', 'end': '535.133', 'text': 'nuclear fusion,'}, 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civilization.'}, {'start': '555.600', 'end': '557.466', 'text': 'When  humanity’s technology reaches the point'}, {'start': '557.466', 'end': '558.666', 'text': 'of building a Dyson Sphere,'}, {'start': '558.666', 'end': '559.966', 'text': 'and harvesting solar energy'}, {'start': '559.966', 'end': '561.366', 'text': 'on a massive scale,'}, {'start': '561.366', 'end': '562.433', 'text': 'Earth would have reached'}, {'start': '562.433', 'end': '564.100', 'text': 'the prototype of a Type II civilization.'}, {'start': '564.733', 'end': '566.233', 'text': 'With stellar-scale energy,'}, {'start': '566.233', 'end': '567.399', 'text': 'we could truly begin'}, {'start': '567.399', 'end': '568.300', 'text': 'terraforming Mars,'}, {'start': '568.300', 'end': '569.466', 'text': 'and migrating into space.'}, {'start': '569.466', 'end': '570.833', 'text': 'We might even develop'}, {'start': '570.833', 'end': '571.699', 'text': 'a civilian version of the Death Star—'}, {'start': '571.699', 'end': '573.399', 'text': 'a space-based resource extraction platform,'}, {'start': '573.399', 'end': '575.033', 'text': 'used for the benefit of all.'}, {'start': '576.000', 'end': '577.466', 'text': 'It may still take hundreds'}, {'start': '577.466', 'end': '578.966', 'text': 'or even thousands of years'}, {'start': '578.966', 'end': '580.366', 'text': 'for humanity to reach Type I,'}, {'start': '580.366', 'end': '583.366', 'text': 'but we’ve already taken many critical steps.'}, {'start': '583.366', 'end': '584.300', 'text': 'Nuclear  fusion,'}, {'start': '584.300', 'end': '585.366', 'text': 'rocket technology,'}, {'start': '585.366', 'end': '586.433', 'text': 'satellite networks,'}, {'start': '586.433', 'end': '587.800', 'text': 'commercial  spaceflight—'}, {'start': '587.800', 'end': '589.300', 'text': 'these are laying the foundation'}, {'start': '589.300', 'end': '590.133', 'text': 'for a planetary,'}, {'start': '590.133', 'end': '591.966', 'text': 'and perhaps even stellar-level civilization.'}, {'start': '592.233', 'end': '593.633', 'text': 'Humanity is following an accelerating'}, {'start': '593.633', 'end': '595.033', 'text': 'curve of technological progress,'}, {'start': '595.033', 'end': '596.933', 'text': 'reaching for the threshold of Type I.'}, {'start': '597.366', 'end': '599.566', 'text': 'As Star Destroyers cast their shadows on screen,'}, {'start': '599.566', 'end': '601.766', 'text': 'we marvel at the brilliance of lightsabers,'}, {'start': '601.766', 'end': '604.199', 'text': 'but we should also heed Kardashev’s warning:'}, {'start': '604.600', 'end': '606.399', 'text': 'the true leap of civilization lies not in'}, {'start': '606.399', 'end': '608.166', 'text': 'creating more terrifying weapons,'}, {'start': '608.166', 'end': '611.133', 'text': 'but in learning to speak with the stars.'}, {'start': '611.133', 'end': '613.100', 'text': 'Perhaps one day, when our descendants'}, {'start': '613.100', 'end': '615.533', 'text': 'look back on  history from the Galactic Council Hall,'}, {'start': '615.533', 'end': '616.699', 'text': 'they will realize—'}, {'start': '616.699', 'end': '618.933', 'text': '*Star Wars* was not just a movie,'}, {'start': '618.933', 'end': '620.266', 'text': 'but humanity’s first love letter'}, {'start': '620.266', 'end': '621.899', 'text': 'to the universe—'}, {'start': '621.899', 'end': '623.466', 'text': 'a romantic imagination'}, {'start': '623.466', 'end': '624.666', 'text': 'that previewed a million'}, {'start': '624.666', 'end': '626.066', 'text': 'possible paths of evolution.'}, {'start': '626.666', 'end': '627.300', 'text': 'After all,'}, {'start': '627.300', 'end': '628.833', 'text': 'every Dyson Sphere blueprint'}, {'start': '628.833', 'end': '631.066', 'text': 'starts with the awe of a child gazing at the stars.'}, {'start': '631.066', 'end': '632.233', 'text': 'A single spark of wonder.'}, {'start': '633.000', 'end': '634.833', 'text': 'May the Force be with you—'}, {'start': '634.833', 'end': '636.399', 'text': 'and may our civilization one day'}, {'start': '636.399', 'end': '638.566', 'text': 'sail boldly into the sea of \u200b\u200bstars.'}, {'start': '639.600', 'end': '640.133', 'text': 'What about you?'}, {'start': '640.133', 'end': '641.399', 'text': 'If humanity had Death Star tech today,'}, {'start': '641.399', 'end': '642.600', 'text': 'how would we use  it?'}, {'start': '642.600', 'end': '644.066', 'text': 'If you enjoyed this episode,'}, {'start': '644.633', 'end': '646.233', 'text': 'be sure to  like,'}, {'start': '646.233', 'end': '647.166', 'text': 'subscribe,'}, {'start': '647.166', 'end': '647.833', 'text': 'and leave a comment.'}, {'start': '647.833', 'end': '649.433', 'text': 'Let’s imagine the future of civilization—'}, {'start': '649.433', 'end': '651.666', 'text': 'and explore the mysteries of the universe, together. Side by side'}, {'start': '651.666', 'end': '655.366', 'text': ', on this journey to the stars.'}]