A possible reason, called the “Sustainability Solution,” argues that the search for technosignatures necessitates a particular human bias, suggesting that rapid growth is the only means of society expansion. Related Story A Scientist Says Dyson Spheres Could Totally ExistHowever, there’s one possible solution that eerily speaks to our current moment. Known as the “Sustainability Solution,” this idea posits that endless economic growth may simply be impossible to sustain, so alien societies either adapt by creating sustainable civilization in harmony with their host planet, or they simply die out. However, as Haqq-Mistra and Baum originally stated in 2009, this “Sustainability Solution” questions the assumption of the unimpeded exponential growth of such civilizations. Magic or no, the nature of the Fermi paradox makes it a “we won’t know until we know” kind of question.