Discussion of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations often hinges on the idea that they may have ascended to a higher state or higher level of reality, and lost interest in us and the rest of the galaxy. While we can't know what technologies or enlightened paths they might have available, we can ask how realistic the portrayals of those aliens might be, and if this notion make sense as a Fermi Paradox solution.

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Alien Civilizations: Aloof Aliens

Episode 205, Season 5 E38

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Isaac Arthur

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Daniel McNamara

Darius Said

Keith Blockus

Matthew Campbell

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