The cooperative silence hypothesis

Published on September 25, 2026 4:54 PM GMTIt is often assumed that space expansion by intelligent actors would be clearly visible on a cosmic scale. I have previously outlined some reasons to doubt this assumption and to treat quiet cosmic expansion as a plausible explanation for the observed cosmic silence (see also Freitas, 1983; Fogg, 1987; Kent, 2011).My aim in this essay is to present some additional considerations in favor of quiet cosmic expansion based on prudent cooperation and risks o...