I've heard that line a hundred times. But would it?

I value SETI and ideas behind it and even the line you just wrote. But would it?

The whole thing will just descend into a twisted conspiracy pit of nonsense within 48 hours.

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How long did governments know about it?

Have aliens been interbreeding with humans all this time?

Is Joe Biden a lizard crossbreed alien?

When do we get to nuke them?

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This is the level of humanity that we currently display, or which shouts the loudest, or which we click on and ... eventually, slowly, but surely, listen to... or, at least, take account of in our political decisions.

I'm certain that any alien lifeforms out there are far more sensible and will just ... 'walk on by' ... as a human might in the presence of a tiny microbe resting on a discarded apple in the corner of a derelict building.