OT: A question about the Human Ability to Cope

Kevin_Raven · #1 June 22nd, 2005, 01:16 AM

eh, again, I can't see any real good reason to invade Earth... I'd imagine that invading Earth would take a lot of time and money, so you'd have to have a damned good reason to do it. Unless we do something really stupid like terribly insult an alien ambassador, I think we should be fine... If these aliens are so advanced, they would know that trade is more profitable than war, anyway

El_Phil · #2 June 22nd, 2005, 06:07 AM

No I think you'll find that stealing things is always far more profitable than trade. You smash your way in, grab what you want and then go back home all in the style of space vikings. Of course each raid becomes more difficult as you have to face prepared defences and possibly some X-COM type force. So the solution is just steal all you need first time around. Of course such action will not win friends and will make an entire planet distrustful of aliens and out for vengance.

But it would be more profitable than trade, as what do we have to trade that has any value beyond raw materials? (Unless we are the ultra violent species of the universe, in which case contract mercenary work bekons.

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Starhawk · #3 June 22nd, 2005, 07:55 AM

Heh I hate to say it but I seriously doubt we are the "ultimate" violent species in the universe I mean odds are there are others out there that are just as if not more warlike then humans Authors just tend to lean towards the inferior brutish human because it makes a good story point to beat a dead horse on how humans need to learn to work together in peace and harmony and lala because LOOK the rest of hte galaxy does

If you ask me we'd probobly end up like the Earth Alliance in Babylon Five either buy or Steal advanced alien tech unify what governments we want in a stronger version of the United Nations and then head out into the galaxy with the same attitude we head towards other countries 'Be nice and so will we mess with us and we kill you".

The Star Trek Federaton is FAR beyond what we humans would probobly ever do because let's face it even if we met friendly aliens and said "Okay your nice" we probobly would not want ot share our ships with them.

Kevin_Raven · #4 June 22nd, 2005, 03:38 PM

Oh, sure they'd trade with us... their people would love to buy our exotic primitive goods to decorate their houses with

if nothing else, they might just outsource all of their tech-support jobs to earth where we'll work for shiny metallic objects and green pieces of paper

Suicide Junkie · #5 June 22nd, 2005, 07:53 PM

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narf poit chez BOOM · #6 June 22nd, 2005, 10:47 PM

'Uh, I don't know either, ma'am. No, ma'am, threatening to destroy the Earth won't help. Why don't you just push the shiney red button, ma'am? *Pause* Ma'am? I can't help you if you disconnect."

Kamog · #7 June 23rd, 2005, 02:12 AM

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