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The final class of solutions to the Fermi paradox are based around the notion that for some reason “they”—extraterrestrial civilizations with whom we might hope to communicate—don’t exist.

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Webb, S. (2015). They Don’t Exist. In: If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?. Science and Fiction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13236-5_5

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