Having wise “elder” aliens declare humans to be either trustably noble despite flaws or irredeemably debased is the laziest way to signal ideology in scifi
It’s like giving yourself a nickname
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There’s sometimes a “humanity is special in the universe” trope, but seriously, how much more frightening would it be to have aliens contact us to reveal we’re actually the wisest creatures in the universe and they desperately need our insight?
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