“Earth is one of the first habitable planets to form—and we’re probably too early to the party to get a chance to meet future alien civilisations.”
http://www.sciencealert.com/earth-was-one-of-the-first-habitable-planets-in-the-universe-and-most-are-yet-to-be-born-study-finds
[Link] Study: no big filter, we’re just too early
“Earth is one of the first habitable planets to form—and we’re probably too early to the party to get a chance to meet future alien civilisations.”
http://www.sciencealert.com/earth-was-one-of-the-first-habitable-planets-in-the-universe-and-most-are-yet-to-be-born-study-finds