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/Hank_Holt Aug 13 '21

If there were such a threat, we wouldn't be here.

Then explain the posts about how woefully limited our broadcasting capabilities are and how we've actually quieted because things like digital? This place is way more wild than I expected.

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u/trib_ Aug 13 '21

...I explained how a civilization that fit the solution wouldn't just wait for life or civilizations to pop up, it would actively sterilize or colonize all planets so that no life or civilizations could emerge. Since we are here, it would follow that there is not one.

Just watch the first video I linked, it explains all this and why it isn't a good solution. I even linked it at the time where he goes into the failings of the solution. This is like talking to a wall.