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the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:

--- Quote from: jaezon on July 31, 2008, 10:32:57 PM ---What happens to the historical records after becoming Earthbound again?  Were all records by that time kept electronically and therefore lost to the nanites?  Once we hit a certain point in technological advancement, we seem to skyrocket and you may not need as much time as you think.  I think our advancement is significantly exponential in this regards.

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Sure, but the archaeological record isn't going to go away just because most records are on electronics; and you're not going to convince me the future has no sysadmins paranoid enough to make off-site hardcopy backups.

prophet224:
So perhaps the question is: How much destruction and damage can a sufficiently advanced civilization do to another technological civilization who is basically at their mercy?

I think that there is a certain "critical mass" to technological societies that allows a pretty darn sharp growth... there doesn't need to be that much time.  Looking around, it seems that as long as you don't try to make it the focus of the story, the concept passes pretty well.  Look at Niven's "Known Space" universe.  Thanks all, I really appreciate all of this discussion!  It has helped! :)

Side note: Read a fair portion of the books and got fed up around about 6.

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