SETI has been a fraud and a waste of resources from day one.
There are millions of humans on this planet claiming they are talking to ETs of various kinds, while the “scientists” call them kooks and cranks—meanwhile searching the outer reaches of the galaxy looking for ETs.
They are like ants looking for humans on other planets and being unable to find any....
They are like ants looking for humans at a picnic and being unable to find any....