It is foolish arrogance to equate intelligence with technology. It seems we are only looking for someone like ourselves out there. In a way we are not looking for aliens at all. We want to find creatures just like us all technology dependent. Just as flawed and self destructive.

Ever notice the repetitive human surprise as we discover other life on earth is smarter than we assumed? Or can feel pain more than we thought? Or was more able than we thought to feel loss and pain at the death of a mate?

We have endless clues here as to what to look for. Only one species does tech. Many species are more smart or capable than we think. The whole “where are they all?” is abject arrogance. We have not really looked yet.