It is a known hypothetical scenario I believe, and not too unrealistic, as far as I am concerned. Still, the dark forest theory, which I first encountered thro

It is a known hypothetical scenario I believe, and not too unrealistic, as far as I am concerned. Still, the dark forest theory, which I first encountered through the book by the same name, is by far the most convincing I have ever read. I don't want to spoil anything in case you want to read the trilogy by Liu Cixin, which I can highly recommend. It might be the best work of science fiction since the culture series by Ian M. Banks imho.