If they found us, would they be stupid enough to:
—Give away their location
—Let us know they found us
One definition of intelligence is the understanding of the necessity to hide your intelligence from potentially hostile “others”.
By that definition, btw, humans are stunningly stupid.
Unless the awareness of how much electronic noise a civilization makes, is a way for other, more advanced civilizations who no longer send out so much, to keep an eye on us from a distance.
Just saying.
Not sure whether I am kidding. Not at all.
[humans are stunningly stupid]
Well, Manchurian Candidate Barack Hussein Obama did win, not just once but twice.
And there were many that wanted Hillary.
So, your point is well-founded; and that’s just with some portion of the population in America.
On the other hand, imagine how smart we would look trying to “hide our intelligence” from imaginary beings.