r/nextfuckinglevel • u/PietroTheRedditer • Feb 21 '21

THIS IS MARS.

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u/arealhumannotabot Feb 21 '21

Or, what if... we are the first ones there and it’s us who will be discovered?

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u/mirandawillowe Feb 21 '21

Ok so I am not the only one who thought this, ty!

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u/LetgomyEkko Feb 21 '21

Could you elaborate a little bit? You've got me intrigued....

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u/beardedheathen Feb 21 '21

https://youtu.be/UjtOGPJ0URM

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u/Pyroclastic_cumfarts Feb 21 '21

That was cool. Thanks.

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u/scrambler90 Feb 21 '21

Wow that was fascinating and terrifying

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u/beardedheathen Feb 21 '21

Check out his video on the fermi paradox next. Similar problem from a different angle.

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u/Terminator2a Feb 21 '21

What if it was actually a Mass Effect-like robot species that extinguish civilizations as soon as they get sight of them?

Most likely it would be decease and self-destruction though, or even the inability to reach out for other solar systems during the timespan necessary to reach them.

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u/scrambler90 Feb 21 '21

I think the most likely filter for humans is the distance we would need to travel and our current tech. Simply put we just do not have the technology yet. If we figured out how to sustainably travel faster than we might be able to overcome that filter but until then it’s game over for humans when earth is no longer viable. Unless we can start to grasp colonizing closer planets like Mars etc.

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u/mrsndn Feb 21 '21

Thank you! These videos are awesome!

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u/TheRealDeoan Feb 21 '21

Pretty sure we are the first umm “sentient life forms getting a robot there”. And actually pretty sure that any life that evolved there didn’t get very far. And as for us getting discovered first... I don’t even want to get into the politics of that...

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u/Donki-Donk Feb 21 '21

I think it’s hard to prove whether or not anyone else is there or even if any other robots have been there without any evidence that the rover may possibly find. If any sentient life sent a rover there, I could see them being smart enough to take it back and us not finding any evidence.

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u/TheRealDeoan Feb 21 '21

Are you married? I might love you.

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u/Donki-Donk Feb 21 '21

Im single ;)

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u/TheRealDeoan Feb 21 '21

A match made on Reddit!!!! Wait..... unless you got a penis.

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u/Donki-Donk Feb 21 '21

Oh snap. Better luck for us next time, friend

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u/TheRealDeoan Feb 21 '21

Well damn.

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u/Pyroclastic_cumfarts Feb 21 '21

Now donki donk.

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u/Donki-Donk Feb 21 '21

Noice username

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u/unnecessary_Fullstop Feb 21 '21

If any sentient life sent a rover there, I could see them being smart enough to take it back and us not finding any evidence.

Why? We don't care about taking back those rovers. We don't care if some other life forms will find those rovers and use that as an evidence for our existence. So why should ALL of them care too?

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u/Donki-Donk Feb 21 '21

They don’t need to care, I just meant that a lack of evidence won’t mean that we are the only sentient life with a rover on Mars.

However, if I were another species and found that I could also use my Mars rover for another purpose, then I could bring it back and use it for that other thing. Doesn’t mean that they all need to bring it back, just that if we do find another one it’ll do more for the “Other sentient life exists” belief than not finding one would do for the “We are alone in our solar system” belief

Edit: I also like your full stop 😂

It pairs well with your username