Are We An Alien Zoo? I think so! A
If you were an advanced species living on a distant planet, in a far-away, exotic galaxy, would you mount your space-scooter and go out of your way (plus paying for fuel) to visit a planet whose inhabitants exalt greed, war, hate-based ideologies, exclusive religions, and glitchy patriarchy? Probably not.
You might, however, subscribe to the newsletter for updates. In 1973, MIT's John Ball mused that aliens could easily be observing Earth and its inhabitants just like animals in a zoo.
The idea that alien life forms are intentionally avoiding direct communication with human beings on Earth, is the basis of the Zoo Hypothesis.