First thing I thought of too!
HehâŚ
I was being ironic in the second paragraph there, in case that was unclear 
and waiting for verification, might just take too much unbeareable time.
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There is a long and winding road from âhabitable exoplanetâ to âtechnological civilization that has the means and desire to communicate with usâ. Iâm not writing the possibility off, but it was such a chancy journey for humans to arise that I wouldnât be surprised if it takes a long, long time to find someone who wants to chat with us.
I remember reading Jared Diamondâs âThe Third Chimpanzeeâ and in it he expresses the same concerns as Hawking. At the time I was disgusted with his attitude but now Iâm older it makes perfect sense. Even the so-called âcrackpotâ UFO lore has gone in this direction over the past decade. It is now believed that an intelligent alien species would be more likely to want to exploit and/or kill us than help us. Anyone doubting this is yet to be awakened.
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