Really interesting perspective. It's like the ultimate paradox/duality, where searching for what's "out there" is really accomplished by searching within.

It makes a lot of sense, that there's something built into reality that's makes it so we don't have a motivation to go poking around at other life. That there's some natural incentive that makes it so civilizations are happy in their own space and aren't constantly exploring each other and trying to live on top of each other.

And you've thought of something scientific and tangible that doesn't require federations of lizards with their various intergalactic laws.

mind blown

Thanks.