/sci/ - Science & Math

>>7375719
Pretty much this. Fermi's paradox is based on discarding any indication that they are already in contact with us and that they have been since our ancestors created and placed us here.

What you describe is arguably what an advanced interstellar society would do. They would engage in the terraforming of whole sol-systems. One of the best ways such a civilization could ensure the survival and genetic diversity of their species would have multiple benefits, spreading their heritage between systems. Creating diverse and distinctive planetary cultures and genetic variation.

As well as creating populations in space that could be used to remedy genetic bottle-necks or disharmonious attributes that might arise in individual groups.

Thinking of ourselves as live-stock comes close in some ways but it doesn't encompass the full context of our interactions and how they must really regard us.