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Comment by jrvarela56 | Hacker News Reader

After reading all sorts of arguments in this thread, I am extremely excited by the possibility of an alien probe passing by. Heck, even if it’s the most horrible kind of alien race - you have to agree - it would be pretty fucking epic to witness the end of mankind in a real-life, sci-fi movie.

And if it’s the loving kind of alien race, that’d be awesome too. Either way, enjoy while it lasts!

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You don't sound like you have kids or grandkids.

Just had a kid, hope she gets to see aliens in her lifetime.

Even if in the context of them nuking us out of existence or worse?

Ok bro

I'm happy to live in boring, peaceful times.

lol odds of nuclear warfare never been higher since decades

There are plausible conjectures that we are most likely alone in our galaxy and will not make contact with another civilization for at least a few million years.

If it had been a probe it is already a dead probe. Otherwise we would have picked up something with SETI.

Still could fetch some useful tech if it could be intercepted in that case. Even the "oh you can do THAT" effect would really help.

Intercepting it is next to impossible due to the Delta-V. Capturing it and bringing it back is even harder.

They'll likely bring interstellar guns, germs, and steel. And bibles/qur'ans.

Check out the short film Rakka by Oats Studios. You might change your mind about wanting to encounter a horrible alien race.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjQ2t_yNHQs

I, for one, welcome our alien overlords.

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