Like Minds, Like Times: Would Recessions Affect Aliens Too?
Many times throughout history, especially in recent times as modern technological advances continue to push the boundaries of our capabilities as humans, we have asked, “if other civilizations exist out there in the cosmos, are they like us?”
Less frequently do we ponder whether this is something that should concern us; with humanity’s history of conquest, capture and colonialism, if alien beings were anything like us, what if they decided to act in this manner toward humans if they visited Earth?
Sadly, looking at things in terms of economics, we may have at least one assurance: if aliens are indeed like humans, there’s a good chance they’ve gone through recessions too, as well as the inevitable budget cuts that result from strenuous economic times such as those we face globally at present. Thus, it could be reasoned (albeit lightheartedly) that if aliens were really that much like us, they wouldn’t have been able to get their spacecraft off the ground in order to get here!
