Knowing what we know about the potential bad outcome of meeting aliens (yes I get that this would be cool - but it may not be safe). It’s probably smart to shut

Knowing what we know about the potential bad outcome of meeting aliens (yes I get that this would be cool - but it may not be safe). It’s probably smart to shutoff the signal that is broadcasting, where it can be detected up to 12,000 light years (50ly as of now). It seems much smarter to attempt to detect aliens than allow them to detect us.