I think the criticisms aren't that the Drake equation is reductive, so much as that it's packed with unspoken assumptions and that it's not actually helpful. h

I think the criticisms aren't that the Drake equation is reductive, so much as that it's packed with unspoken assumptions and that it's not actually helpful. https://futuristspeaker.com/futurist-thomas-frey-insights/are-we-alone-the-fallacies-and-misguided-thinking-behind-the-drake-equation/ https://futuristspeaker.com/futurist-thomas-frey-insights/ar... And for inspiration to search for extraterrestrial life? I think Star Trek has done that job better. https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1385/to-boldly-go-how-star-trek-inspired-nasas-planet-hunters/ https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1385/to-boldly-go-how-star-... Failure is useful if we can learn from it. If we keep treating the Drake equation as meaningful, we're not learning.