The Dark Forest Theory Explained

The reason we haven't found aliens yet might be because they are hiding from something much

worse. This is the Dark Forest Theory, and it is the most terrifying solution

to the Fermi Paradox. Imagine the universe is a dark forest at night. It is quiet,

not because it is empty, but because it is full of silent predators. In this forest,

every civilization is like an armed hunter stalking through the trees. If a hunter finds

another life form, they cannot know if it is a friend or a threat. So,

the safest option is to shoot immediately to ensure their own survival. In this theory,

the only reason Earth hasn't been destroyed is because we are currently too quiet to be