Or, if they get past the great filter of self-absorbed shittery, they either:
Realize how dangerous and pathetic almost smart enough species are and steer clear entirely.
Realize life itself is a game of greed and shittery and settle in to a life of reclusive observance to not be greedy.
Allow themselves to die off because life is a pathetic attempt to be special on a stage that is far too vast to ever change or give a damn about sentience.
Sure they are. When tempered with other obvious evolutionary advantages like foresight and valuing the needs of the community above ludicrous individual hoarding.
I hold with the idea that we haven’t encountered an alien intelligence because species reach a point where they destroy themselves
Or, if they get past the great filter of self-absorbed shittery, they either:
I lean towards 1.
The traits that allow a species to achieve global dominance are not compatible with long term survival.
Sure they are. When tempered with other obvious evolutionary advantages like foresight and valuing the needs of the community above ludicrous individual hoarding.