Great post. I wonder what the mental math is for 200 years of industrial civilization for other civs?

Is their planet the same size? Is earth resource rich or poor in comparison? Would abundance exacerbate depletion as it is taken for granted, and would scarcity teach restraint? Is the entire planet fully colonized under exponential growth at the begining or does it happen later as harsher environs are explored?

Is their culture subject to the same ideological pursuits or are they capable of self restraint?

Fascinating topic.

Edit: I just realized that I am fearful of learning the answers for an alien civilization considering our path assumed as relatively unexceptional.

Longtermism is the key to human extinction.