If the solution to the Fermi Paradox is that there's a great filter that prevents many advanced civilizations from sticking around long enough to be observable, then we hope that the filter is behind us rather than in front of us.
The more common that life is, the more likely it is in front of us.
The more common that life is, the more likely it is in front of us.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Filter