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What would be the "ne plus ultra" of irony is that a hyper-advanced civilization had a policy of leaving us alone because they greatly feared us due to the fact
by SCAQTony 7y ago
What would be the "ne plus ultra" of irony is that a hyper-advanced civilization had a policy of leaving us alone because they greatly feared us due to the fact we were thousands of times taller than they are.
- powerbroker 7y agoOr, its too much work for them to fund SETI research on their planet... and they find that they can spread through the galaxy faster, if they just wait for a civilization to a) announce their presence; b) nuke themselves to the stone ages; c) and leave lots of space for the aliens' 100-year starships to drop off a few million colonist to the 'intelligent' species that just nuked themselves. Slow and steady wins the race.