JustAScaredDude t1_ix3zx3g wrote on November 20, 2022 at 4:12 PM

Not exactly a fact, but The Fermi Paradox is unsettling.

Devanismyname t1_ix46r4c wrote on November 20, 2022 at 4:59 PM

People say this one a lot, but I have thought of a few possibilities as for the reason we haven't seen life yet. Perhaps before a species becomes noticeable, they discover a different way to exist, such as VR. So instead of exploring the galaxy in the real world, they simply create some kind of full dive VR world to explore instead. Maybe aliens simply hide their presence, and the window of time we can discover them is the point in time they have the ability to broadcast their presence to point where they realize its not a good idea, which we've already done ourselves at this point.

AshFromTheStands t1_ix4a5rq wrote on November 20, 2022 at 5:22 PM

I’ve considered that a much more intelligent species (wouldn’t take much haha) likely no longer have a need to know if life exists elsewhere. They’ve come to terms with the size and scope of the universe, and their resources are employed much more efficiently for their species.