Totally. This comes up every time the Fermi paradox is discussed but it's a distraction. It's not like we are running out of places to look for carbon/water bio

Totally. This comes up every time the Fermi paradox is discussed but it's a distraction. It's not like we are running out of places to look for carbon/water biology, we haven't even begun. And if we're going to start looking, it totally makes sense to start looking for what obviously works and only requires some simple conditions that are easily found throughout the galaxy.