>>9477719Probably.
A few hundred years can make a heck of a difference in technology. One little PT boat could have easily wiped out the entire British Navy of wooden hulled sailing ships.
And the ages of Solar Systems differ by millions or billions of years. May be cultures that got a head start on us.
No reason to think we're the smartest guys in the galaxy or exceptional in any other way.
But there's no definitive answer to your question at present.
