[arcticbull]

Well, that's the game, though one can argue if you move beyond it you've won by definition. Just because we came from that system doesn't mean it needs to continue.

[ethbro]

The losing end of the great filter no one sees coming: peace.

[internaut]

Are you listening cstross? It is time to write a novel about the evils of peace among the spacefaring. Service guarantees citizenship!