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If a civ doesn't harness any or harnesses very little energy, then I doubt they would have dyson spheres around a bunch of local stars when they have no use for them. And regardless of what tech you have, it's measured by energy, thus problematic.

(Also, what happened to "stop quoting OP")

Are you testing my patience on purpose? You should probably learn what something is before trying to point out "problems" in it. The Kardashev Scale is not based on how much energy a civilization harnesses, it's based on how much energy a civilization is able to harness and use. You can be finished with trying to act smart now.

As for the quoting OP thing, cry me a river.