There’s a common critique in science fiction series like Star Trek about the extraterrestrial species not looking ‘alien’ enough, as well as about their technology being strangely…
  • breadsmasher@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I can’t remember where I read it but I like the idea of comparing humanity to ants.

    Imagine an ant hill, next to a bridge. The ant can’t even comprehend the bridge, what its for. To the ant it might as well just be more ground.

    If we are the ant, what are we missing?

  • flossdaily@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I haven’t read the article. But looking at the photo, is the thesis that aliens look like space poop?

    • Dark_Blade@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Glad I’m not the only one who saw that and immediately thought ‘haha that looks like a turd’.