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Re:60 years later, is it time to update the Drake equation? by lordnacho on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @01:50PM (#27198392)
I'm a bit surprised at the criticism. I always thought of it as more of an equation template than a very specific equation. Of course if you take a specific version of it, there are things it won't capture that we discover over time. But the idea that we can take a very large number and whittle it down seems reasonable.
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Re:60 years later, is it time to update the Drake equation? by _rpd on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:33PM (#27199874)
Yes, it's inspired a lot of investigations and discussions, which was exactly its purpose. See also: 'solutions' to the Fermi Paradox.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox

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