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HN readers appear to overall be very hostile to NHI (non-human intelligence, the new curious buzzword) once it has gotten this real. My guess is the concept is
by alchemist1e9 3y ago
HN readers appear to overall be very hostile to NHI (non-human intelligence, the new curious buzzword) once it has gotten this real.
My guess is the concept is deeply psychologically disturbing to a significant percentage of the population when faced with it as a reality instead of scifi.
- detrites 3y agoI'm not sure I've even met a person I believe would be deeply disturbed by aliens being confirmed as real. Most find it interesting, exciting, or vaguely potentially alarming - in the same way an unknown rustle in the jungle might be alarming until you know it isn't dangerous. But not "deeply psychologically disturbing". The only people I think could be genuinely deeply disturbed by the prospect of alien life may be deeply religious folks, surely not a representatively high percentage of HN visits. My guess is a text-only message board with zero identity verification contains a higher percent brigading and sockpuppet content in general.