@Lazarou @nyrath Anyway it was mainly just me finding it hilarious that the real reason for the Fermi paradox might just be that more enlightened alien races find us absolutely disgusting, for minor ideological reasons.
Like, sure, the Beta-Cassiopeians have killed billions, but they've got a locust-style reproductive strategy, they naturally swarm and overwhelm their enemies with sheer numbers... But at least they don't claim ownership on THOUGHT ITSELF!