Just as likely for there to be no fossil fuels and no metal is for there to be vastly more fossil fuels and metals. I don't see any reason why it's more likely

Just as likely for there to be no fossil fuels and no metal is for there to be vastly more fossil fuels and metals. I don't see any reason why it's more likely for an alien civilisation to be suffering from a comparative lack of resources than it is for us to be suffering from a comparative lack of resources. And if both types exist, we'd be more likely to hear from the ones that have resources than from the ones that don't.