I hear what you are saying. But as a parent myself I let my kid get familiar with tech. I think it’s far easier to know it early and keep going with it. So he watches dumb shorts on YouTube. Or is on discord to game with his friends. But he doesn’t do it at school and when it’s time to put the phone away he does. I don’t think he’s addicted to it. I don’t think it’s that harmful. Anymore than any other thing.
What leads me to the egg comparison is that it’s back and forth on if it’s good or bad. Depending on who is measuring or what they are measuring.
When the Pope said it was likely they existed EVERYONE knew that meant they are likely out there. I know that religion is not the best cross section of rational science going folks, but that’s the point. When even the angry sky daddy is saying they are somewhere, we are definitely not alone.
Now do we know what they are or if we can even communicate? Fuck if I know.