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I certainly hope so. It might take a few years, or hundreds, or thousands to finally receive a tentative "hello?" transmission from them, however. I struggle t
by crispyambulance 3y ago
I certainly hope so.
It might take a few years, or hundreds, or thousands to finally receive a tentative "hello?" transmission from them, however. I struggle to even imagine how Earth's civilizations would react to such a "phone call."
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- Joeri 3y agoThey would write “wow!” on top of the printout and call it a day. Somewhat more seriously, I have my doubts we would even pick up or recognize the hello today.
- Brajeshwar 3y agoFor those wondering about “wow” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow!_signal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow!_signal I learnt about this about a decade ago and was a nice read.
- ta8645 3y agoWe'd have to return the greeting, including our preferred pronouns.