This is a really great thought! I hadn't considered that before but what you're saying is really important for intuition as well, I think, for considering somet

This is a really great thought! I hadn't considered that before but what you're saying is really important for intuition as well, I think, for considering something like the Fermi paradox or great filter. Perhaps not only is the Earth a rare planet with the right characteristics to support sentient life, but perhaps too we have evolved in a very tiny window between two much longer periods in Earth's life where something like a human cannot evolve. It's always good to remember that where you are right now in your life is just in the middle of what will one day be a much longer past.