VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-07-25
“energy-guzzling, manipulative, constructional, and producing waste in colossal quantities.”
Jan Zalasiewicz · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-25
Zalasiewicz said he is comfortable ruling out the prior existence of an advanced civilization like ours.
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