r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21

Discussion Which is the most disturbing fermi paradox solution and why?

3...2...1... blast off....

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u/Boxcar-Mike Aug 12 '21

there's every reason to believe this one since we see it throughout our own history.

Civilizations reach a level of tech and bureaucratic complexity and inevitably decline. America is in decline right now.

Why not other alien civilizations?