I've always been much more worried that the solution to the Fermi paradox is: we ARE alone as sentient beings. That we're the jewel of the Universe. Sure, it's

I've always been much more worried that the solution to the Fermi paradox is: we ARE alone as sentient beings. That we're the jewel of the Universe. Sure, it's highly unlikely. But imagine the profound tragedy that our self-extinction would mean.