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If we detected their planet, and they're significantly more advanced than us, then it follows that they know a lot about our planet already.

> What if the advanced civilization treats us like the way we treat animals?

As long as they don't treat us like we treat plants, it will be fine. I bet that that tomato didn't consent to be genetically raped with flounder's dna.

the ‘dark forest’ hypothesis.

Or like Columbus treated the people who lived in South America or the Caribbean. How did that monster get a day named after him?

We do have animal rights, don't we?

Do you want to be livestock? (Most animal mass is livestock).

We'd be lucky to be treated like bugs.

Yeah right. We like to think we do.

We do? Where?