> The tricky part is that our existence seems to fly in the face of such events so far. We've only been here for a few minutes. We aren't really making any eff

> The tricky part is that our existence seems to fly in the face of such events so far. We've only been here for a few minutes. We aren't really making any efforts to save the planet or colonize space. It's totally possible that we will wipe ourselves out before our TV and radio signals ever make it far enough to be detected by aliens, even if there are a ton of them out there.