Our First Contact with Aliens Will Be Their Last Words
1.2M views · Dec 11, 2025 · Science & Technology
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@ryftedmage1404 · 9 months ago
Not sure why but the title made me think that it was gonna be about humans exterminating the first alien life that we come into contact with
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@z-beeblebrox · 9 months ago
The idea that Superman's origin story is the most likely first contact scenario is very amusing to me.
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@kerravon4159 · 9 months ago
"Plausible" and "Most likely" really doesn't mean much when you have a sample size of 1 and absolutely <i>nothing</i> else to go on.
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@htidtricky1295 · 9 months ago
I think a large black monolith on the moon containing the collective knowledge of our existence would be a nice epitaph.
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@kevinamery5922 · 9 months ago
To summarize: don't look for the average person, look for a rock star on a last flame out binge.
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@GoChargersGo808 · 9 months ago
Universe could be full of noise we just don’t hear it lol. We could be the equivalent of Apes listening for verbal screeches while the Aliens are just texting each other 💀
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@VegitarianCarnivore · 9 months ago
In some future epoch, we will be someone else's 'WOW' signal.
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@damonedwards1544 · 9 months ago
Detonating a nuke in space as a signal to aliens is like walking into a room and shouting "WHAZZUPPPP!?" lol
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@TidePodJesus · 8 months ago
I love that this is a real channel and not one of those AI garbage ones that just rip content from other people. It seems rare to find now.
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@jeko32 · 9 months ago
Star Trek TNG - The Inner Light. Does in fact explore the idea of a dying civilization sending out a beacon, hoping someone, somewhere, will find it.
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@Endymion766 · 9 months ago
so instead of "hello" it would be "HELLOOOOOO! *dies*"
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@Midg-td3ty · 9 months ago
Civilizations can overcome instability. They can have a period of huge instability, but then they can reform and restructure, and a period of stability can continue.
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