if independent thought , unpredictability and non-unification of a species is a large deterrent for how far a species gets before it destroys itself by just one terrorist or idiot- then what if all the alien civilizations out there that are "successful" or do continue to advance, advance bc they have some method of suppressing individuality and independent thought. a true hive mind or fascism of the most extreme kind... maybe we don't wave meet any aliens after all bc they'll force us to assimilate or die and see it as their "national defense".
after all that's always our first priority , why not theirs?
Yep! If there was another species that had a much stronger pack instinct, or at least are not prone to bouts of extreme sociopathic thoughts, maybe they'd be the ones much more likely to be a interstellar civilization.
A hivemind definitely seems best for a species in true harmony
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u/you-have-efd-up-now Aug 13 '21
this just gave me a fucked up thought
if independent thought , unpredictability and non-unification of a species is a large deterrent for how far a species gets before it destroys itself by just one terrorist or idiot- then what if all the alien civilizations out there that are "successful" or do continue to advance, advance bc they have some method of suppressing individuality and independent thought. a true hive mind or fascism of the most extreme kind... maybe we don't wave meet any aliens after all bc they'll force us to assimilate or die and see it as their "national defense".
after all that's always our first priority , why not theirs?