Eli5: If there’s infinite stars, why isn’t our night sky completely lit up?

Question

As the title says, if there’s infinite stars, wouldn’t the light from all of them have reached us and made our night sky become completely white from the number of stars there are? Is there just not enough stars in proximity to earth for all the light to reach us in time to see?

I’m sure there’s a simple answer, but it’s 1am here and my brain can’t figure it out.

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Answer 1

Because there aren’t infinite stars in the universe. There are an estimated 10^21 stars in the universe. That’s a lot, but not infinite.