# Fermi's Paradox and the 'Prime Directive'?

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**Created:** [January 15, 2021, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermis-paradox-and-the-prime-directive/930582 "2021-01-15T08:59:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermis-paradox-and-the-prime-directive/930582/63 "2022-02-20T02:54:32Z")

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Bumped this for you, Jim\_B.

> [@Fermi Paradox and A 'Prime Directive'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox-and-a-prime-directive/959804):
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> Now, I know the [Fermi’s Paradox](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox) has been done to death, on these, and just about every other board. So I want to make clear that this is not just an average one of those, all over again. It’s just I’ve noticed that here, and other places too as I’ve said, they never seem to consider some type of Galactic [Prime Directive](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Directive) as a possible solution. At least not seriously. So this thread will be devoted to that. Deviate from that explanation, if you must. But do so only briefly. Understand …

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