Tourism/aliens visiting us would be equivalent to escapism/isekai (programming.dev)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by recursive_recursion@programming.dev to c/showerthoughts@sh.itjust.works

4 comments fedilink hide all child comments

also, do aliens exist?

probably when considering statistics
- would we ever see aliens?
  - probably not when considering statistics

all 5 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

wat?

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

probably when considering statistics

What statistics? We know of one planet with intelligent life. That's pretty much a zero statistically.

[-] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

We know of one planet with intelligent life.

Whoa I haven't read the news lately, when did we discover that? Where is it located?

[-] user134450@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

they seem to be referring to the Drake equation Problem with that is that it's not a real statistic but a very simple probabilistic argument. The only real terms in the equation, when it comes to putting in actual numbers, are the number of stars and planets. The rest is just hand waving.

this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2024

2 points (58.3% liked)

ShowerThoughts

1920 readers

1 users here now

Sometimes we have those little epiphanies in the shower.. sometimes they come from other places. This is a home for those epiphanies.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

csm10495@sh.itjust.works