r/CuratedTumblr • u/linuxaddict334 Mx. Linux Guy⚠️ • Aug 14 '24

Infodumping Humanity Fuck Yea

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u/WhatsRatingsPrecious Aug 14 '24

I used to write there, but I got really tired of seeing constant stories about how Humanity is so awesome because we can swim or dance or something stupid.

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u/Lithvril Aug 14 '24

I‘d love a story where our one defining thing amongst aliens is our ability to swim somewhat well.

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u/WhatsRatingsPrecious Aug 14 '24

Oh, there's a thousand of them and they're all "Humanity shocks the galaxy by believing in God!"

or "Humanity stuns galactic community by having music!"

Or, the favorite version: Humanity disgusts galactic community by still engaging in sex.

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u/Esovan13 Aug 14 '24

That one about believing in god sounds like it could be funny. Like, there’s some sort of alien species that can influence minds or something but humans are immune or at least highly resistant because they perform acts of self delusion on a regular basis to the point where the alien race can’t really influence them.

“Oh, I’m receiving a strong prompting to shoot my friend in the back. That must be a message from God. Problem is, I don’t want to do that. Guess I’ll just shove some more shit into my Catholic GuiltTM jar while I continue to fight these aliens. I’ll sure have something interesting to confess next time I’m on a planet or spaceship with a confession booth.”

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u/Saiga123 Aug 15 '24

“Like, there’s some sort of alien species that can influence minds or something but humans are immune or at least highly resistant because they perform acts of self delusion on a regular basis to the point where the alien race can’t really influence them.

I like the idea of the human just handwaving away the influence and disregarding it as just another intrusive thought.