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Maybe we are late in the universe, perhaps universe used to be a lively and vibrant place homing millions of civilizations. Now, we stand as the last remnants, hence, possibly the most advanced. (lemmy.world)

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[-] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox

[-] blargerer@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago

We don't really know anything about life in the universe. As for life in our galaxy, its entirely plausible that we are early.

[-] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

We're actually quite early into the age of the universe.its possible that every civilization is at similar technology levels currently.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

So what you are saying is Great Filters exist and we are doomed no matter what we do?

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