Rather than rank civilizations on a single ladder, this framework generates a multi-dimensional profile, such as E0-S1-C1-X0 (this is how I score human civilization on Earth today). Currently, we are depleting Earth’s resources faster than they can be regenerated, and we are in the midst of ecological collapse. Some nations have alleviated poverty and injustice, but these problems persist in much of the world. Scientific and spiritual development coexist and compete with superstition, disinformation, and materialism. While we have sent humans as far as the Moon, and robotic spacecraft have only recently left the solar system (Voyagers I and II), we are mostly Earth-bound, and our space activities are still rudimentary and polluting.
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