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Before or after The Great Filter

The Great Filter might be a solution to the Fermi Paradox.

A civilization might be situated in one of two positions. Before or after this Great Filter.

Being before the filter means that the civilization hasn’t yet overcame the final challenge, which could be anything. For humanity, it might be interstellar travel for instance.

Being after the filter means that the civilization is prone to prosperity and continous advancement.

So where are we, regarding this Great Filter? Before or after?

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