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The reason why we never meet time travelers is because our civilization ends before the technology can come to fruition. (lemmy.world)
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Sort of similar to the Great Filter theory, but applied to time travel technology.

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[-] kromem@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Or they're the things 99% of people are calling 'aliens.'

Why an interstellar species would travel light years to come to this pale blue dot in ships that don't really interfere and look like our own just a few hundred to thousand years more advanced is kind of hand waved away.

But if those sightings are in fact accurate, it sure seems like our narcissistic species would be pretty interested in our past selves once the tech existed.

[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

If invincible has taught me anything, it's that the aliens are here because they want to fuck

[-] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Every civilization has its Captain Kirk.

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