I think the world is slowly being prepared for the arrival (appearance? Unveiling?) of Aliens. I say this after glimpsing a bit of the Senate hearings and listening to the whistleblower speak. More importantly, considering the response (rather tepid don’t you think?) to the notion that USA has been collecting UAVs and biologicals since the 30s. At this point it hardly feels like a surprise. My partner blames fiction. Moreover she suspects (and now I do as well) the rollout of particular fictional elements have only aided the rollout of this new information.
We just got Marvel’s Secret Invasion. Most of our new sc-fi is about one of three basic subjects: AI, Apocalypse, Aliens. A fourth, Time Travel, should be discussed at length, but at a later time. This is about the Aliens and the growing reality of us not being the only species in the vastness of space.
Heck, I’d be shocked if we were alone in the milky way. Just recently we recognized the weird pulse (that may be a new kind of quasar) and started having to question everything we know about what is beyond. However, we also have to start thinking about the timing issue as well. We are, for all intents and purposes, circling back to major war footing–one that threatens to be a destructive presence larger than ever before. Think about all of the other major sighting periods: They all preceded huge world events/wars. I am beginning to suspect that whomever is watching us is aware of when we might really screw this up and makes a point to put eyes on the situation, so we as a species do not ruin what is a perfectly habitable planet.
Some Thoughts:
- I will continue to follow these hearings, but the mainstreaming of this information definitely is changing the way I need to be teaching the students about information. I gotta reset my game now.