The dark forest theory is a bit different. The parent comment's story was more in line with the idea that all advanced civilizations kill themselves off (like w

The dark forest theory is a bit different. The parent comment's story was more in line with the idea that all advanced civilizations kill themselves off (like with AI, nuclear weapons, climate change, or GRB machines here). Dark Forest has more to do with civilizations killing each other off because any civilization they discover might surpass them technologically in the future and become a threat.