Even if humanity has a godawful WWIII, civilization will rise again. Will that one learn anything from the first? Idunno, and it doesn't matter. If #2 screws up there will be a #3, ad infinitum.
Each rise gets harder, easy oil will be gone, easy minerals and ores dispersed, environmental degradation will be a problem too, but while humanity is regrouping, nature will take over. Look how verdant and plush the area around Chernobyl is.
Even a 10,000 year climb back to where we are now (and I think even a devastating war might only run the clock back 1000 years) and we're still in the running for winning the galaxy.
Each rise gets harder, easy oil will be gone, easy minerals and ores dispersed, environmental degradation will be a problem too, but while humanity is regrouping, nature will take over. Look how verdant and plush the area around Chernobyl is.
Even a 10,000 year climb back to where we are now (and I think even a devastating war might only run the clock back 1000 years) and we're still in the running for winning the galaxy.
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