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[โ€“] rimu@piefed.social 16 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It can be as low as only four out of 10,000 galaxies having one civilization

Well that's a new depth of loneliness I didn't know existed before. Great.

[โ€“] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I like to think about it differently: That this planet is an incredibly unique and rare thing and humans are even more incredibly unique in the universe. And from that one thing makes us and our planet very very special.