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The Daily Galaxy has an interesting discussion about Fermi’s Paradox, asking why, in a universe so vast and numerous as our own, with estimates for life elsewhere seemingly so abundant, why don’t we find any evidence of this life? This leads to some pretty wildly interesting theories , such as perhaps a planet broadcasting it’s existence to the universe is bad for it’s long term health! Maybe it draws conquering aliens to them, or perhaps it’s a symptom of a larger problem, such as broadcasting a signal being a sign of a sufficiently advanced technological society, a society so advanced it usually creates their own future masters, such as nanites that take over society and enslave it’s creators, or a society that wipes itself out thru nuclear winter, etc.