10-10-2015, 05:43 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-10-2015, 05:57 AM by stevebowers.)
This is quite a good exploration of the concept of the Interstellar Internet from Centauri Dreams,
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=34223
Contact with an alien species would be good for one thing;
Inspiration.
After millenia (or millions of years) of isolation an advanced civilisation might have explored every nuance of their own native culture, and might jump at the chance of new input from alien worlds. Indeed, it is possible that our culture is the most valuable thing that humanity has to offer; The Mahābhārata, Jane Austen, Age of Ultron, Spirited Away – they might value this more than anything else we have to offer.
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=34223
Contact with an alien species would be good for one thing;
Inspiration.
After millenia (or millions of years) of isolation an advanced civilisation might have explored every nuance of their own native culture, and might jump at the chance of new input from alien worlds. Indeed, it is possible that our culture is the most valuable thing that humanity has to offer; The Mahābhārata, Jane Austen, Age of Ultron, Spirited Away – they might value this more than anything else we have to offer.