Given the age of the universe, the number of generations of stars necessary to c

Given the age of the universe, the number of generations of stars necessary to create fundamental elements, the time it took to produce simple life on earth, the relative pacifism of our region of space, and the strangely beneficial acceleration of evolution due to catastrophes, it is just more likely that we are either the first or one of the first complex life forms. Now, given the rather rapid rate at which we developed technology once crossing the linguistic and intellectual chasm, means that assuming a life form can continue to harness increasing amounts of energy, it’s possible that there are others, and it’s possible that there are others ahead of us. But I am increasingly convinced that if such life exists, their means of using that energy is not yet available to us – we are still too early in our understanding of the universe. That said, I think it is even more likely that we’re very early.