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3. I hear you on that. Reality is often just go fuck yourself.

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 08:25 AM

19 hrs ago

But knowing is half the battle, or at least thats what GI Joe said.

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The Fermi Paradox Has A Disturbing Solution [View all] Eko 20 hrs ago OP

Thanks. Bookmarking. Easterncedar 19 hrs ago #1

Well... GiqueCee 19 hrs ago #2

I hear you on that. Reality is often just go fuck yourself. Eko 19 hrs ago #3

But... GiqueCee 17 hrs ago #9

There is no reliable way edhopper 19 hrs ago #4

I've always thought... GiqueCee 17 hrs ago #10

But edhopper 16 hrs ago #13

But... GiqueCee 16 hrs ago #15

That is the crucial point. To elaborate a bit, Disaffected 14 hrs ago #18

This edhopper 13 hrs ago #21

Wonderful presentation HAB911 18 hrs ago #5

that is my belief... ret5hd 18 hrs ago #6

That is a very plausible explanation. Disaffected 14 hrs ago #19

It really shouldn't be called a paradox... biocube 18 hrs ago #7

says who? WhiskeyGrinder 18 hrs ago #8

So Fermi thought there should be..... SergeStorms 17 hrs ago #11

Honestly, given human nature, I would probably not contact us at all. Oneironaut 16 hrs ago #14

Precisely. SergeStorms 12 hrs ago #24

You "don't partake" in social media? misanthrope 15 hrs ago #17

It's a website. SergeStorms 12 hrs ago #23

I think we tend to think of aliens as human-like. Oneironaut 16 hrs ago #12

You are right. Life elswhere edhopper 16 hrs ago #16

The Great Filter is superintelligent AI. LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #20

Here is a bit of known data that can go into the calculations edhopper 13 hrs ago #22

Transcript usonian 9 hrs ago #26

isn't this where we turn to gawd and his or her bible for answers? rurallib 9 hrs ago #27

My contribution to the solution space Another Jackalope 5 hrs ago #28