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[–] RoyBrander@urbanists.social 2 points 1 month ago

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True, but somebody could do a cool count-up "clock" like the "debt clock" that would count the stars that have heard our transmissions, so far.

Call the start 1926, though we had some largish transmitters earlier. By '26, I think they were all over the world, broadcasting every direction.

So call it 100ly, and get a count, then advance by 1ly/yr. The number of stars would go up as the cube of time.