>his is also why I always thought people were far too simplistic in assuming we would all just drop everything and unite as one just because life was discovered

>his is also why I always thought people were far too simplistic in assuming we would all just drop everything and unite as one just because life was discovered elsewhere Usually in fiction that's because the discovery of alien life comes when they attack humanity. Hopefully these Venusian microbes don't have plans of Earth domination.