There's an article that Pro posted on Facebook, with a theory that the aliens have left us alone because we're not developed enough to be a threat. But as soon as we advance enough to be considered as a potential one, we're going to get space lasers up our butt.

It's the reason why the aliens bombed the shit out of the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs became a potential threat when those damn T-rexes developed telekinetic and telepathic abilities.