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I personally suspect that if aliens actually did show up to earth, they wouldn't be content to remain in the shadows.
Basically, the native life is the only thing that would be of interest. we (that is life,) are the only things that are actually unique to this particular system. If it's simple curiosity about things, they could study us from a distance, without ever revealing themselves to us (or the government.)
Which leaves a few reasons for why they'd come here:
Either way... we'd know they'd be here.
I kind of feel like if aliens do exist and they can travel FTL and visit Earth, they probably also would belong to some organization that controls space travel and our planet would be marked as a no go zone.
We are incredibly violent apex predators who have reshaped the very planet in our image with an unending thirst for resource consumption. I feel like aliens would not want to give us access to their tech because we are dangerous.
That's just my hunch though, in reality I have no idea. For all I know some space Mormons will show up and absolutely wreck our shit and enslave us. We're smart enough we'd make good pets and/or work animals. Regardless, if aliens do show up and reveal themselves to us I hope they have kind intentions.
it's the same picture
The Mormon church just hides it better
Maybe they just want to bang us? Did you consider that?
Theres also aliens that want to lock you in a zoo, aliens that want to rob you, aliens that want to assimilate you, and (assuming our biology is the only viable route for advanced life) refugees.
I mean.. it is the prime directive and all
Pretty sure the prime directive says “if they’ve nuked themselves hundreds of times… DONOTGOTHERE!!!!”
(Of course they went there. What could go wrong?)
Picturing the onion article. Planet that nukes itself over and over cannot prevent nuking itself
“Planet keeps nuking itself, wonders why interstellar tourism is in decline.”
Look at Michael Cohen over here fixing it for me.
Well done!