Dark forest, but not because of the half-crap game theory explanation, but because others would have to actively be trying to get noticed, all the time, for any other civilization to spot them. This and the beacon they would have to build to come out of the dark would be a huge drain on their resources to build (probs). Alternatively, they would have to be searching for us already, which invalidates the dark forest business on a variety of points.

We exist. That's the only real data point here, so... what we find would most likely be similar to us. We are not noticeable, and would probably have leadership freak-outs if approached, so it still works for me as an explainer.