Your Opinion on Humanity.
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Alien 1: Alright, we've landed on earth. No intelligent life forms, what can we learn.
Alien 2:I found this historical footage from the people who lived here
Alien 1: *nods head*...Make sure there aren't any left.
Alien 2:I found this historical footage from the people who lived here
Alien 1: *nods head*...Make sure there aren't any left.
I'd wonder why they aren't around here. As a race we are stupidly good at surviving. Anything that would destroy us as a species would almost certainly not have left as much as you said in your post intact. The second thing I'd think is if they aren't here is where are they, did they all leave? then I'd likely get creeped out and be on the look out for other starships.
1. They're very short-term thinkers. Brilliant ones, but still short-term. They come up with amazing inventions and technology and cultures and then don't have any idea how they're going to get along with each other and the earth itself.
2. They're often fairly selfish. They spend their lives chasing money and material goods, with the exception of a minority. They put a lot of value on what others think of them, and they go to great, sometimes ludicrous lengths to meet arbitrary cultural standards for things like beauty and masculinity.
3. They're very ambitious. This leads both to great successes and great failures, such as all our technology, and all our wars.
4. They're probably a lot like we (the aliens) are. I mean, every race will have conflicts of some kind, and every race will want material goods in some quantity, and there will be evil people anywhere.
I guess I'm not thoroughly disillusioned like lots of people here are. Does everyone really think that the world would be better if humans just all died out instantly, right now? Do _you_ want to die, right now? Seriously guys.
2. They're often fairly selfish. They spend their lives chasing money and material goods, with the exception of a minority. They put a lot of value on what others think of them, and they go to great, sometimes ludicrous lengths to meet arbitrary cultural standards for things like beauty and masculinity.
3. They're very ambitious. This leads both to great successes and great failures, such as all our technology, and all our wars.
4. They're probably a lot like we (the aliens) are. I mean, every race will have conflicts of some kind, and every race will want material goods in some quantity, and there will be evil people anywhere.
I guess I'm not thoroughly disillusioned like lots of people here are. Does everyone really think that the world would be better if humans just all died out instantly, right now? Do _you_ want to die, right now? Seriously guys.
I would mourn the loss of a sapient species and the loss of the potential greatness that humanity could eventually become if only they got over their childish neurosis
Captcha; bon voyage
Captcha; bon voyage
I'm pretty sure that's something along the lines of the premice of the film 'The Age of Stupid' minus the aliens.
OT: Humanity, I am dissapoint.
OT: Humanity, I am dissapoint.
That depends on a lot of variables. Obviously, since these are aliens, we wouldn't be the only intelligent lifeform, but it depends on how many other intelligent, sentient creatures they've found/contacted. When compared, I doubt we'd ever be looked on nicely, but assuming we were the only other sentient species up until that point, I think we'd be viewed more gracefully. If not slightly down upon.. we are extinct, after all.
Oh "Anthrocene Park"? Could be the basis of a good space movie, and two fairly unimpressive space sequels.whiteblood said:
I would be quite impressed that they managed to achieve what they did in such a short span of time. I would be disappointed that I didn't get a chance to talk to some of the great minds, superb artists, and brilliant thinkers the planet clearly hosted. They had some stupid things going on for themselves, but I wouldn't judge them because of that, since my home planet has much of the same thing going on (everyone is obsessed over this tedious young "musician"... it's pretty dreadful). I read about all the conflict that plagued my planet in history books, so I wouldn't hate them for not getting along with one another (it seems all organic lifeforms squabble at times). But, the most importantly, I would take notes about what led to the downfall of the great civilization of man so that my people might be able to avoid the same fate.
Can't really answer as I am human and have a human perspective. I have no concept of what humanity would seem like from an outside perspective, especially if I don' know what that perspective is.
What kind of alien are we talking?, what differs them from us?, what set of values do they have if any?, do they even perceive reality in the same way?.
What kind of alien are we talking?, what differs them from us?, what set of values do they have if any?, do they even perceive reality in the same way?.
Reverse the roles then if that helps. Perhaps you are the human discovering an extinct alien civilization. I'm going for the "outsider looking in" approach in this thread.sumanoskae said: