somewhere else someone linked this https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/fermi-paradox.html … and it's a fun and interesting thing to think about, but once you get past the "estimate of how many Earth-like planets there are" stage it just all breaks down into fantasy.
if we're _just not totally wrong_ about the _basic laws of physics_ then interstellar travel is already functionally impossible even for any hypothetical Type III civilizations out there.




