A star with orbiting solar panels is an idea so poisoned by the current level of human technological development.

Like trying to detect radio emissions to find extraterrestrial life.

We have literally no idea what an alien society is likely to do.

Just because the dominant ideology of Dyson’s time was a valorization of unquenchable resource extraction doesn’t mean it’s at all logical to project that value structure even on different human societies, much less literally alien ones.

I firmly believe capitalism is incapable of creating Dyson Spheres.

If alien civilizations capable of building megastructures are discovered shortly, the last thing I’m gonna be worried about is looking stupid for doubting their discovery as reported in sensationalist media lol

edit: that said,

please let me know if this happens so I can cancel my plans

aliens would never use such an overpriced vacuum brand they’re probably Hoover spheres

They won’t tho