This is a really interesting topic, but I feel like it's ok to say "we don't know". The highlighted claim
> "Advanced aliens really are out there, and we have enough data to say roughly where they are in space and time, and when we will see or meet them."
is not proven. It's just some really smart people attempting to reach a conclusion I'm not sure is within reach. We just don't know.
There is a old comic (some years ago) about "paid exposure" of Oatmeal:
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/exposure