>>11519916This falls into the same fallacy that most Fermi paradox solutions do wherein people assume that all aliens are completely rational, value the same things, and are all in agreement with each other. If there is any decent number of alien races in the galaxy, it is almost impossible that every one of them would independently decide to hide their existence. Regardless of how many silent millions of civilizations are out there, all it takes is one willing to initiate contact, and one willing to return it. By observing the only intelligent life we know, ourselves, we can see that it's absolutely possible for a species to both attempt to initiate contact, and be willing to return contact. We spent millions to shoot a golden disc into space with the vague hope that someone else might see it one day. We don't just welcome contact, we're desperate for it. Claiming that not a single alien civilization would ever have the ability or motivation to do the same is absurd.
