What label would you prefer to hear used to describe alien civilizations who rapidly expand their sphere of control for many millions of years, and change the appearance of such spheres?
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Replying to @robinhanson
'Hungry' or 'Insatiable' has the pithiness of 'Grabby' while maybe being closer to the right intuitive image. I could imagine a 'grabby' alien as one that forcefully seizes a *specific* object but doesn't necessarily grab *everything*, different from a perpetually hungry alien.
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Replying to @robbensinger @robinhanson
agreed, "insatiable" is an excellent choice
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Replying to @MorlockP @robbensinger
"Insatiable" could be about artistic achievement or moral virtue.
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it could be, but I think that's the non central fallacy "insatiable" captures the core connotation you want better than any of the other alternatives, and only a very odd / unlikely reading of it gives those meanings / applications / connotations /shrug my 2 cents
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