There are numerous other possibl explanations to the Fermi Paradox. I lean toward the Olduvai Theory myself: that high-energy technological societies are very frequently short-lived periods in a planet's evolution.
It's also quite possible that many worlds are far more prone to catastrophes than Earth. Which has had a few hard knocks of its own -- asteroid bombardment, toxic atmosphere, snowball Earth, hothouse Earth, supervolcano eruptions, climate change, more asteroid impacts, etc.
On a world where the system kept getting reset every few million years or so, it might be hard for advanced life, let alone civilization, to get off the ground.
It's also quite possible that many worlds are far more prone to catastrophes than Earth. Which has had a few hard knocks of its own -- asteroid bombardment, toxic atmosphere, snowball Earth, hothouse Earth, supervolcano eruptions, climate change, more asteroid impacts, etc.
On a world where the system kept getting reset every few million years or so, it might be hard for advanced life, let alone civilization, to get off the ground.