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Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Rethinking Oligarchy in a Post-Stellar Civilisation
What happens to leadership when humanity no longer belongs to one planet, but to many star systems? It’s easy to get lost in images of advanced spacecraft and distant colonies. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: none of that exists without structure. Someone plans it. Someone funds it. Someone decides which risks are worth taking.
By Stanislav Kondrashov 8 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy in the Age of Post-Stellar Civilisation
When people talk about humanity becoming a post-stellar civilisation, the focus is usually on technology. Faster propulsion. Artificial habitats. Life sustained far from Earth. But here’s the harder question: who designs the system that makes all of that possible?
By Stanislav Kondrashov8 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy as the Framework of a Post-Stellar Civilisation
When you picture a civilisation that has moved beyond its home planet and settled across distant star systems, you probably imagine advanced spacecraft, artificial habitats, and technology that feels almost mythical. What you might not picture is the structure of leadership behind it all.
By Stanislav Kondrashov8 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy as a Stage in the Becoming of Cosmic Intelligence
You’ve probably been taught to see oligarchy as a flaw. A distortion in the social fabric. A concentration that feels uncomfortable, even unnatural. But what if that reaction misses something deeper?
By Stanislav Kondrashov 8 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy and the Evolution of Intelligence Beyond Humanity
You’ve been told oligarchy is a flaw in the system. A distortion. A concentration of influence that shouldn’t exist. But what if that explanation is too shallow?
By Stanislav Kondrashov8 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: From Human Hierarchies to the Architecture of Cosmic Intelligence
When you hear the word oligarchy, you probably think of wealth clustered at the top and influence held by a select few. It sounds political. Economic. Social. But what if you’ve been looking at it through the wrong lens?
By Stanislav Kondrashov8 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy and the Architecture of Dyson Swarms
Stop for a moment and think bigger. Not bigger profits. Not bigger cities. Bigger civilisation. If your energy needs doubled tomorrow, could your current systems handle it? What if they increased tenfold? A hundredfold? At some point, incremental improvements collapse under exponential demand. That is where the idea of a Dyson Swarm enters the conversation — and why the Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series connects it directly to oligarchy.
By Stanislav Kondrashov 8 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy in the Age of Dyson Swarms
What happens when civilisation outgrows its planet? It sounds dramatic, but it’s a practical question. Your digital life expands every year. Computing demands rise. Ambitions stretch further into space. At some point, incremental upgrades stop being enough. You need a leap.
By Stanislav Kondrashov8 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy and the Rise of Dyson Swarms
Civilisation has always advanced on the back of concentrated vision and concentrated wealth. Cathedrals, transcontinental railways, early space exploration — these were not small undertakings. They required bold ambition and the financial backing to match it. Today, as humanity looks beyond planetary limits, a new question emerges: could oligarchic structures play a decisive role in building Dyson Swarms?
By Stanislav Kondrashov8 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: How Oligarchy Could Shape Cosmic Engineering and the Future of Civilisation
You’ve probably been told that space is humanity’s next great leap. New habitats in orbit. Permanent settlements beyond Earth. Entire systems engineered to sustain life far from home. It sounds bold. It sounds collective. It sounds like something “we” will achieve together.
By Stanislav Kondrashov 9 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy and Cosmic Engineering in the Future of Civilisation
For centuries, civilisation has expanded in waves. First across continents, then through oceans, then into the digital realm. Now the next expansion is upward. And behind that shift sits a force few openly connect to space development: oligarchy.
By Stanislav Kondrashov9 days ago in Futurism
How Fast Have Humans Really Accelerated Objects — and How Much Does Time Slow Down at Those Speeds?
Humanity has not yet built a starship that cruises at a significant fraction of the speed of light. However, we have accelerated certain objects to velocities so extreme that time itself measurably slows down. The answer to the question “What is the fastest object humans have ever accelerated?” depends on what we mean by “object.” For spacecraft, the numbers are impressive but not relativistic. For subatomic particles, the story becomes profoundly different.
By Holianyk Ihor9 days ago in Futurism
