dangerous virtue signaling

Some astronomers have sent megawatt signals to other star systems saying 'here we are!'

Here's a recent paper where we argued that active 'Messaging to Extraterrestrial Intelligence' (METI) is the most dangerous virtue signaling ever done by humanity

@primalpoly

a few comments:

- And if they want to take over, let them. They can't be any worse.
- Can't be any worse? Are you sure of that?

- If your in the jungle you listen, you don’t shout out.

The Evolutionary Psychology of Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Are There Universal Adaptations in Search, Aversion, and Signaling?
2013).

At a more abstract level, we propose that “intellectual disgust” may have evolved to avoid exposure to bad ideas, malicious gossip, biased hearsay, stupid memes, logical fallacies, alternative facts, and “fake news.”

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And perhaps more bruising to our intellectual egos, our proudest cultural achievements conveyed through METI may not provoke intellectual disgust and meme-containment protocols, merely boredom.

see also Good news, Montezuma