Again the paradox has nothing to do with that. The paradox is simply in the discrepancy in what we see versus what our current state of knowledge leads us to ex

Again the paradox has nothing to do with that. The paradox is simply in the discrepancy in what we see versus what our current state of knowledge leads us to expect we ought see. The article covers a wide array of possible reasons for this, including the possibility of advanced civilizations not existing which seems to be your focus.