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All I can say is that IF there ever is an irrefutable visitation from an alien civilization in the future, it will be shit-show that will never end. I have zer
by crispyambulance 3y ago
All I can say is that IF there ever is an irrefutable visitation from an alien civilization in the future, it will be shit-show that will never end.
I have zero confidence that any government or their populace will be able to handle that realization without going completely bonkers. We simply can't handle it as a civilization. For every sane person who is curious and wants to interact positively with the artifact/being there will be a dozen different types of maniacs out to destroy whatever it is.
And if you believe that governments reflect the neurosis of their people, it fundamentally impossible for any government to deal with something like this rationally.
- anon291 3y agoRealistically no one would care. I honestly think some of the 'if we meet aliens there will be moral panic' sentiment is the biggest psyop of all. Most humans realistically would not care unless there was a threat posed.
- nprateem 3y agoHow do you know how people would react? It's never happened before. This is just paternalistic manipulation which by extension means the government should have much more power over people's lives 'for their own good'
- api 3y agoIf the aliens are far away and it's a SETI detection I think we'd manage, but if they are here I think things might get pretty wild.