Rethinking the Great Silence: Incorporating a Contact-Willingness Factor into the Drake Equation
To the point
Erik Geslin argues that the Great Silence could reflect cautious extraterrestrials who weigh ecological balance and non‑interference, possibly being biocentric or ecocentric, so the Drake Equation should include a contact‑willingness factor, with some civilizations eventually choosing contact while SETI efforts like the Allen Telescope Array still await confirmed signals.
