Anonymous
6/14/2025, 5:03:03 PM
No.16697672
>>16686602
>If we are the first then there's a glaring unexplained question of how/why we would be the first.
Someone always has to be the first of something, anon.
>>16686641
>This is kind of a depressing scenario, because it makes the probability very low that we'd ever meet a species anywhere near our own level, let alone higher.
True, but it also means that any species near our own level that we *do* happen to meet is likely to be similar to us in regards to their drives and curiosity, which, on the one hand, could lead to conflict, but on the other hand at least means their motives will not be beyond our comprehension or any of that nonsense and diplomacy and coexistence are at least viable options.
>>16690476
I think their point is less "they didn't want to do it" and more "they didn't need to do it". Organisms that are already well-adapted to a particular niche don't really change all that much if they don't need to.
>If we are the first then there's a glaring unexplained question of how/why we would be the first.
Someone always has to be the first of something, anon.
>>16686641
>This is kind of a depressing scenario, because it makes the probability very low that we'd ever meet a species anywhere near our own level, let alone higher.
True, but it also means that any species near our own level that we *do* happen to meet is likely to be similar to us in regards to their drives and curiosity, which, on the one hand, could lead to conflict, but on the other hand at least means their motives will not be beyond our comprehension or any of that nonsense and diplomacy and coexistence are at least viable options.
>>16690476
I think their point is less "they didn't want to do it" and more "they didn't need to do it". Organisms that are already well-adapted to a particular niche don't really change all that much if they don't need to.