I would argue that it's not backwards and that your summary is reductive and way too simplistic to be true, but I didn't expand on my view much either to be fai

I would argue that it's not backwards and that your summary is reductive and way too simplistic to be true, but I didn't expand on my view much either to be fair. In general, ancient cultures on earth would have almost always wanted to wipe out opposing cultures, but one side tended to have better weapons. In this case, if the increased moral character of our species over time is any indication then it's possible to become a space-fairing species that just helps others.