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Aliens Probably Exist - But They’re Staying Silent For a Reason (www.popularmechanics.com)
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We just live too far apart.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Yep. Inverse square rule has our radiation signature indistinguishable from cosmic background in a quick fast hurry. In fact, we don't have the power to transmit anything far even on purpose!