the idea that we are the uncontactable beings

The idea of “uncontactable beings” is one of the most intriguing and unsettling concepts I’ve come across. On Earth, we have tribes who live completely isolated from modern society. They don’t know anything about technology or the world outside their forests, they live as if they’re still in the Stone Age. But we know everything about them. We monitor them, study them, and keep track of their existence, but we never try to contact them. And it’s not because we can’t, but because of the risks. If we contacted them, it could harm both sides, they might see us as a threat, or we might accidentally destroy their way of life by exposing them to diseases or ideas they aren’t prepared for.

Now imagine if the same thing is happening to us on a cosmic scale. What if there are extraterrestrial beings out there, watching us, monitoring us, and knowing everything about us, while we know absolutely nothing about them? Maybe to them, we’re the “uncontactable beings.” They could choose to avoid us for the same reasons we avoid isolated tribes, because contact could be dangerous for everyone involved. What if they fear that we’d react violently, imprison them, or try to study them in ways that would harm them? Honestly, I wouldn’t blame them if they thought we’d be a threat to them.

It makes me wonder if we’re living in a kind of bubble, unaware of how much bigger the universe really is. Just because we don’t have concrete evidence of extraterrestrial life doesn’t mean they don’t exist. After all, those isolated tribes don’t have any evidence of modern society, but that doesn’t mean we’re not real. Maybe it’s the same for us and whatever else might be out there.

This whole idea makes me think about humanity in a completely different way. It forces us to question not just what’s out there, but how we’d respond if we ever did make contact. Would we be ready for that kind of responsibility, or would we destroy it like we tend to do with things we don’t understand? And maybe, until we can answer those questions, we’re better off staying in our bubble, growing and learning, until we’re finally ready to meet whatever is out there waiting for us.