And as we can see from the downvotes here on a "tech site" (supposedly the most intelligent of people on this planet), Earth is obviously destined for the same

And as we can see from the downvotes here on a "tech site" (supposedly the most intelligent of people on this planet), Earth is obviously destined for the same fate. This is most likely the explanation for the Drake Equation. We don't see other intelligent lifeforms, because they don't become intelligent enough fast enough, and they stupidly destroy their own environment, leading to their own extinction, before they can explore beyond their own star systems.