I believe if life is common than there must of been at least one group of aliens that at least attempted to colonize it self everywhere in space?

Unless humans are a extreme anomaly and that most other aliens don’t really care about space exploration, and just focus on their home planet.

  • Ezze [hy/hym,they/them]
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    3 years ago
    Option 1
    1. We are in the backwaters of the Milky Way, and no alien civilization has expanded to a star system that is near enough or in the optimal position for our limited survey capabilities to detect.
    Option 2
    1. We are early. It has taken up until now for the universe to evolve complex Self-aware/self-directed life, and we are one of if not the first that has the aptitude for technology and the drive to colonize space.
    Option 3
    1. Most species don't have the expansionary instinct that humans do. We can see this on Earth. Many species are certainly territorial but don't have whatever gene mutation in humans that causes our species to see everything they lay eyes on as free real estate.