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Re:What Should We Do If Extraterrestrials Show Up? by irrational on Monday April 19, 2021 @10:52AM (#26863369)
It’s interesting that you automatically assume they are hungry for scarce or rare resources. It is possible they live in a post scarcity society, but as a member of the human society you still automatically go to the thing that causes most of the wars and conflicts on this world.
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Re:What Should We Do If Extraterrestrials Show Up? by krono on Monday April 19, 2021 @06:19PM (#26868524)
A resource does not have to be material. It can be something made up, perhaps their version of an ever watching ghost in the sky, something that gives them purpose and motivates to continue on even though they already have everything.

But yes, slightly biased. No real reference material to speak of though :P

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