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so basically We're out in butt fuck no where in space and the aliens aren't coming any time soon cause they essentially live in New York City and we're in a town in Iowa that no one has ever heard of.
typical.
Less dense as in ~20% less dense. It's absolutely nowhere near the population density difference of rural vs NYC, even assuming matter == chance for life, which simply is not the case, either.
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the galaxy.
Wait, we're the hicks?!
Actually, that explains so much.
It’s entirely possible that there are no aliens in the “New York City” part of the universe.
Dense regions of space will have much more interactions between stellar systems and may not be stable enough for life to evolve. It could be why we haven’t seen anyone else, they’re all in their own little pockets of peace.
Being from Iowa, I take offense to that... But yes, you are correct.
Flyover state.
I've been here, I don't blame them for not stopping by.