Massively further ahead or massively further behind. Additionally, I would assume that any "first contact" with an alien entity won't be a face-to-face, lifefo

Massively further ahead or massively further behind. Additionally, I would assume that any "first contact" with an alien entity won't be a face-to-face, lifeform-to-lifeform meet; We're more likely to meet the robotic creations of an advanced alien civilization well before actual living beings.. unless said alien had an extraordinarily long lifespan compared to us.