Kinda sad for the people, who were excited :o

Hasnt that always been obvious? Thats how humans have handled every single interaction with other species/cultures so how could they imagine any different outcome?

What if they need water?

Drain our oceans and fuck up our ecosystems and weather balance.

The ocean is earths heatsink. Imagen extreme temperature changes across the planet. All life as we know it could end.

For fun I asked AI...

what are the consequenses of aliens stealing half of our ocean water?

Oh, what a fascinating (and somewhat alarming) scenario! Let's imagine it, shall we?

Ecological Impact:

1. Marine Life: If half of our ocean water vanished, marine ecosystems would be devastated. Many species of fish, coral, and other marine life would struggle to survive in the drastically altered environment. The reduction in available water would likely cause mass extinctions.

2. Weather Patterns: The oceans play a crucial role in regulating Earth's climate. With significantly less water, we would see dramatic changes in weather patterns. Areas that depend on the ocean for moisture might experience severe droughts, while others could face unpredictable storms.

Human Impact:

1. Food Supply: Many communities around the world rely on the ocean for their primary food source. The loss of half the ocean would lead to a sharp decline in fish and other seafood, causing food shortages and affecting the global food supply chain.

2. Economic Impact: Industries such as fishing, tourism, and shipping would face catastrophic losses. Coastal communities that depend on these industries would suffer economically.

Environmental Impact:

1. Sea Level: If aliens took half of the ocean water away, sea levels would drop drastically. While this might seem like a good thing for areas currently threatened by rising sea levels, it would expose vast areas of the seabed, creating new environmental challenges.

2. Temperature Regulation: Oceans act as a giant heat sink, absorbing and distributing heat around the planet. Without this balance, we could see more extreme temperature fluctuations and accelerated climate change.

Global Panic:

1. Geopolitical Tensions: Countries might blame one another for not preventing the alien intervention, leading to international conflicts.

2. Technological and Scientific Response: There would be a global race to develop technologies to either recover the lost water or adapt to the new reality.

In summary, if aliens stole half of our ocean water, the consequences would be catastrophic, impacting every aspect of life on Earth. Now, let's hope this remains in the realm of science fiction! 😊 What sparked your curiosity about this scenario?

Exactly. Humans are so goddamn ego-centric that we think everything is about us.

The aliens not only look like us, they operate spacecraft in the same way that we operate vehicles!

The aliens will come here to take our resources just like we do in the Middle East!

The aliens abducted me and probed my butthole just like Uncle Cletus used to!

etc. etc.

The only thing I can think that would be unique is the life on this planet and the way it's adapted and formed. We'd likely just be studied.

That is until they find out about the seven dragonballs.

It has resource extracting infrastructure already! Plus free labor! (A rare resource in the cosmos)

It's got delicious CEO's

Not all planets are the same, even within our solar system. Although it's hard to think a space travelling species would come all the way to Earth for them. On the other hand Earth could provide a comfortable home base from where they could mine minerals, metals and harvest hydrocarbons. It's easier to mine on Earth than on an asteroid.

Me: "Jesus, do you ever stop yammering? Less talking, more vaporising"

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/humans-2

Alien: fine! it sure would be a shame if something happened to these lovely polar ice caps...we shall slowly but surely shift your planet's entire climate, until eventually you will boil like lobsters and the oceans rise!

A lot of companies in europe are moving back to a more natural, less soul-crushing work days and work weeks. For example making 6 hour work day standard, making half the days in the week shorter or just making friday free. Not to mention siestas and all that.

I've only read the first book and wow it was dumb. I felt duped.

A civilization capable of building colony ships that can reach 1% speed of light and proton sized supercomputers were just sitting around waiting for a signal? Why haven't these mofos built those ships already to reach a nearest star already? Just park those ships in Goldilocks' zone and then start searching for other suitable planet to colonize or terraform.

Not to mention life on their planet gets wiped out constantly and yet intelligent life capable of spaceflight evolved there? Sorry, can't buy it at all.

Just a jenga of unbelievable premises.

*Kodos