Bay 12 Games Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  
Pages: 1 ... 8 9 [10] 11 12 ... 19

Author Topic: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?  (Read 39452 times)

Tellemurius

  • Bay Watcher
  • Positively insane Tech Thaumaturgist
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #135 on: August 31, 2012, 06:33:31 pm »

i'd rather be enslaved than exterminated. if a technological superior alien showed up, i know where i'd pledge my allegiance
Askot's first for the experiments :P

The Scout

  • Bay Watcher
  • ?????
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #136 on: August 31, 2012, 06:35:43 pm »

I certainly wouldn't let me them take me without a fight, no idea what they would do to me. D:
I assure you, their goal would be simply to serve man :)
...I detect sarcasm. They probably wouldn't do anything exceptionally good. Unless they try to offer their finest choice of food/goods. :3

i'd rather be enslaved than exterminated. if a technological superior alien showed up, i know where i'd pledge my allegiance
Only question for me, would you betray others for that privilege?
Logged
Whatever you do, don't agree to stop looking at pornography or getting help from Jesus.
"mind if I sig this"
 - Person who isn't actually going to put that in their sig

Graknorke

  • Bay Watcher
  • A bomb's a bad choice for close-range combat.
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #137 on: August 31, 2012, 06:36:17 pm »

I expect first contact would be like a really loud, socially awkward friend calling to you from across the room. They'd be orbiting on of the gas giants for radiation reasons and send out a hugely powerful radio signal querying the existence of sentience in the solar system. It would break all of our sensitive and powerful communication tools, and we'd be left there unable to reply.

Yup.
Logged
Cultural status:
Depleted          ☐
Enriched          ☑

kaijyuu

  • Bay Watcher
  • Hrm...
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #138 on: August 31, 2012, 06:38:04 pm »

I certainly wouldn't let me them take me without a fight, no idea what they would do to me. D:
I assure you, their goal would be simply to serve man :)
...I detect sarcasm. They probably wouldn't do anything exceptionally good. Unless they try to offer their finest choice of food/goods. :3
There's more than 1 definition for the word "serve."

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ToServeMan
« Last Edit: August 31, 2012, 06:41:08 pm by kaijyuu »
Logged
Quote from: Chesterton
For, in order that men should resist injustice, something more is necessary than that they should think injustice unpleasant. They must think injustice absurd; above all, they must think it startling. They must retain the violence of a virgin astonishment. When the pessimist looks at any infamy, it is to him, after all, only a repetition of the infamy of existence. But the optimist sees injustice as something discordant and unexpected, and it stings him into action.

The Scout

  • Bay Watcher
  • ?????
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #139 on: August 31, 2012, 06:47:36 pm »

I certainly wouldn't let me them take me without a fight, no idea what they would do to me. D:
I assure you, their goal would be simply to serve man :)
...I detect sarcasm. They probably wouldn't do anything exceptionally good. Unless they try to offer their finest choice of food/goods. :3
There's more than 1 definition for the word "serve."
Nom nom?
Logged
Whatever you do, don't agree to stop looking at pornography or getting help from Jesus.
"mind if I sig this"
 - Person who isn't actually going to put that in their sig

kaijyuu

  • Bay Watcher
  • Hrm...
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #140 on: August 31, 2012, 06:50:13 pm »

Bingo~
Logged
Quote from: Chesterton
For, in order that men should resist injustice, something more is necessary than that they should think injustice unpleasant. They must think injustice absurd; above all, they must think it startling. They must retain the violence of a virgin astonishment. When the pessimist looks at any infamy, it is to him, after all, only a repetition of the infamy of existence. But the optimist sees injustice as something discordant and unexpected, and it stings him into action.

Askot Bokbondeler

  • Bay Watcher
  • please line up orderly
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #141 on: August 31, 2012, 07:06:35 pm »

i'd rather be enslaved than exterminated. if a technological superior alien showed up, i know where i'd pledge my allegiance
Only question for me, would you betray others for that privilege?
of course!

unless they're really intending to wipe us out, if they're as technological advanced as it is predictable, any resistance would be effectively futile and naive. if we surrender long enough to be assimilated we may be able to absorb enough technology to, if we're still willing to by then, be better equipped to fight them
besides, they're benign enough to dominate us instead of outright wiping us out, they'll probably do a better job of running this place than us

Tellemurius

  • Bay Watcher
  • Positively insane Tech Thaumaturgist
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #142 on: August 31, 2012, 07:09:26 pm »

i'd rather be enslaved than exterminated. if a technological superior alien showed up, i know where i'd pledge my allegiance
Only question for me, would you betray others for that privilege?
of course!

unless they're really intending to wipe us out, if they're as technological advanced as it is predictable, any resistance would be effectively futile and naive. if we surrender long enough to be assimilated we may be able to absorb enough technology to, if we're still willing to by then, be better equipped to fight them
besides, they're benign enough to dominate us instead of outright wiping us out, they'll probably do a better job of running this place than us
This is of course if they are the nice overlords and not the raping and pillaging kind

Scelly9

  • Bay Watcher
  • That crazy long-haired queer liberal communist
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #143 on: August 31, 2012, 07:10:17 pm »

PTW
Logged
You taste the jug! It is ceramic.
Quote from: Loud Whispers
SUPPORT THE COMMUNIST GAY MOVEMENT!

kaijyuu

  • Bay Watcher
  • Hrm...
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #144 on: August 31, 2012, 07:12:01 pm »

If they understand our psychology, then manipulation would be far easier than force to enslave us with.
Logged
Quote from: Chesterton
For, in order that men should resist injustice, something more is necessary than that they should think injustice unpleasant. They must think injustice absurd; above all, they must think it startling. They must retain the violence of a virgin astonishment. When the pessimist looks at any infamy, it is to him, after all, only a repetition of the infamy of existence. But the optimist sees injustice as something discordant and unexpected, and it stings him into action.

Scelly9

  • Bay Watcher
  • That crazy long-haired queer liberal communist
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #145 on: August 31, 2012, 07:13:15 pm »

If they understand our psychology, then manipulation would be far easier than force to enslave us with.
Especially if they had rays that could provoke certain thoughts or emotions long-distance.
Logged
You taste the jug! It is ceramic.
Quote from: Loud Whispers
SUPPORT THE COMMUNIST GAY MOVEMENT!

Askot Bokbondeler

  • Bay Watcher
  • please line up orderly
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #146 on: August 31, 2012, 07:17:02 pm »

i'd rather be enslaved than exterminated. if a technological superior alien showed up, i know where i'd pledge my allegiance
Only question for me, would you betray others for that privilege?
of course!

unless they're really intending to wipe us out, if they're as technological advanced as it is predictable, any resistance would be effectively futile and naive. if we surrender long enough to be assimilated we may be able to absorb enough technology to, if we're still willing to by then, be better equipped to fight them
besides, they're benign enough to dominate us instead of outright wiping us out, they'll probably do a better job of running this place than us
This is of course if they are the nice overlords and not the raping and pillaging kind
what is there on earth to pillage for a civilization with ftl travel? i doubt the xenosexual freaks of said civilization would be numerous enough to convince their leaders to invade a planet so they could have their way with our sexy selves

Graknorke

  • Bay Watcher
  • A bomb's a bad choice for close-range combat.
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #147 on: August 31, 2012, 07:17:46 pm »

i'd rather be enslaved than exterminated. if a technological superior alien showed up, i know where i'd pledge my allegiance
Only question for me, would you betray others for that privilege?
of course!

unless they're really intending to wipe us out, if they're as technological advanced as it is predictable, any resistance would be effectively futile and naive. if we surrender long enough to be assimilated we may be able to absorb enough technology to, if we're still willing to by then, be better equipped to fight them
besides, they're benign enough to dominate us instead of outright wiping us out, they'll probably do a better job of running this place than us
This is of course if they are the nice overlords and not the raping and pillaging kind
what is there on earth to pillage for a civilization with ftl travel? i doubt the xenosexual freaks of said civilization would be numerous enough to convince their leaders to invade a planet so they could have their way with our sexy selves
Japan and 4chan.

That's a pretty large number of people.
Logged
Cultural status:
Depleted          ☐
Enriched          ☑

kaijyuu

  • Bay Watcher
  • Hrm...
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #148 on: August 31, 2012, 07:18:39 pm »

If they understand our psychology, then manipulation would be far easier than force to enslave us with.
Especially if they had rays that could provoke certain thoughts or emotions long-distance.
I'm just a bastion of pop culture references in this thread.
Logged
Quote from: Chesterton
For, in order that men should resist injustice, something more is necessary than that they should think injustice unpleasant. They must think injustice absurd; above all, they must think it startling. They must retain the violence of a virgin astonishment. When the pessimist looks at any infamy, it is to him, after all, only a repetition of the infamy of existence. But the optimist sees injustice as something discordant and unexpected, and it stings him into action.

darkrider2

  • Bay Watcher
    • View Profile
Re: What has, and would happen, realistically, at first contact?
« Reply #149 on: August 31, 2012, 07:52:44 pm »

If they understand our psychology, then manipulation would be far easier than force to enslave us with.

It would probably be really hard to understand.
Logged
Pages: 1 ... 8 9 [10] 11 12 ... 19