I'm not proposing that such life forms would choose to act the same, but rather that they would be adapted to the constraints of their environment (the speed of

I'm not proposing that such life forms would choose to act the same, but rather that they would be adapted to the constraints of their environment (the speed of c). (There are countless ways to adapt to the conditions of the deep ocean, but none of them are going to be jogging or flight.) That said, you're right that it's not a given that electronic life would be uninterested in us, even indirectly, such as long-distance observational probes. Strictly speaking, we don't know for sure that that isn't the case. ;) It's also worth considering that a particular long-lived culture or life form might achieve long-term stable hegemony and/or territoriality, resulting in a consistent policy with regard to either our planet, or planets with organic life in general. All just speculation, at any rate. I don't claim the model is necessarily correct, just that it's my favorite. :)