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bikamonki ◴[21 Oct 24 23:55 UTC] No.41909790[source]▶
So many solar systems out there, life evolved in many planets for sure. No proof but no doubt.
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ants_everywhere ◴[22 Oct 24 00:43 UTC] No.41910089[source]▶
"But where is everybody?" [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox

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SoftTalker ◴[22 Oct 24 03:41 UTC] No.41910987[source]▶
They are all wondering the same thing. Distances are so vast that the overwhelming probablity is that we'll just never notice each other.
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gwd ◴[22 Oct 24 09:33 UTC] No.41912647[source]▶
How long did it take modern humans to completely colonize Earth, such that there are few places you can go on Earth and not meet any humans? Less than 10k years for sure.

If we become a space-faring civilization, how long will it take us to colonize the galaxy, such that there are few places you can go and not find evidence of humans around? Not more than a million years or so.

So if intelligent life -- capable of becoming a space-faring civilization -- is common, why is the galaxy not colonized already?

Kursgesagt has a good video on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjtOGPJ0URM

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1. wongarsu ◴[22 Oct 24 13:59 UTC] No.41914361[source]▶
Earth has had lifeforms for about 90% of its existence. Earth has existed for 33% of the age of the universe. The time it took organisms from Earth from the earliest lifeforms to discovering space travel amounts to 30% of all time was available in this universe.

Sure, it's easy to imagine someone doing it a million years faster than us. But at the same time it's very likely we are just early to the party.