There are approx 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe, each containing ~400 billion stars. That's ~8x10^23 stars (800,000,000,000,000,000,000,000), almost all of which have planetary systems. I think it stretches credibility to suggest that the homo sapiens situation is unique.
Let's say life of any kind is one in a million, and of those, it's another one in a million to get to sentience. That's still 800,000,000,000 stars with organisms sufficiently evolved to chat shit on social media.
However, the universe is so mind-meltingly vast that it's entirely unlikely that we will ever interact or even detect each other.
Let's say life of any kind is one in a million, and of those, it's another one in a million to get to sentience. That's still 800,000,000,000 stars with organisms sufficiently evolved to chat shit on social media.
However, the universe is so mind-meltingly vast that it's entirely unlikely that we will ever interact or even detect each other.