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Imagine we'd meet with sentient, cultural and civilisational aliens, but we'd find each other boring (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 13 hours ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts
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Structurally they are similar enough that we can communicate. The discovery would be altering our science, but every attempt to exchange beyond technicalities and niceties is somehow incredibly boring to both sides.

After the initial awe, it would be like, yeah, we know aliens.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You people start at a glowing slab of glass all day?

Invitation to the Galactic Federation is recinded, ya boring dumbfucks.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

I know you're being blithe, but I'd question any galactic federation representative that couldn't comprehend that the slab of glass just happens to be the most efficient method of sharing information we as a species ever devised.

[–] PP_BOY_ 8 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Oh you sweet summer earthling. He doesn't even know about Quasithought Injection yet

[–] SGG 1 points 12 hours ago

Futurama did it. Was used for ads

[–] NocturnalMorning 1 points 12 hours ago

God dammit Steve! Stop trying to help the humans. Theyre boring, now let's go home, this vacation sucks.