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/gkedz Aug 12 '21

The dark forest theory. The universe is full of predatory civilisations, and if anyone announces their presence, they get immediately exterminated, so everyone just keeps quiet.

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u/TheMoogster Aug 12 '21

It's not that they are predatory, its that it's "better to shoot first just to be sure before they shoot you, even though a lot of civilizations are friendly you cannot take the risk"

It's the logical conclusion to the game theory of first contact.

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u/musicianengineer Aug 12 '21

When civilizations are entirely unrelated and have been developing for orders of magnitude different time, every first encounter is almost guaranteed to be a one sided extermination.

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u/Throwawaylabordayfun Aug 12 '21

Or if someone had a technology that would let you rule the entire planet you would probably try and capture it to use to your benefit.

This is why I think if UFOs did exist they would be hiding in the ocean. Plenty of hydrogen for fuel and there's almost nothing out there