[Physicist]

My hypothesis is that any sufficiently advanced civilization will make discoveries and expand its capabilities at an ever-increasing rate, until it finds it necessary to transfer its mind(s) to ever smaller, ever faster nonliving substrates.

As they bind themselves in a nutshell, and count themselves kings of infinite space, a cosmic irony arises. They master every technology they would need to make a successful interstellar journey, but the scale of the resources required, and the distance and timescale involved become subjectively infinite. And in any case, there are always more interesting and important adventures and discoveries to be found at the next level downward.

[truthandjustice1]

"And in any case, there are always more interesting and important adventures and discoveries to be found at the next level downward."

Sounds like my career.