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I think the Internet and social media are providing us with a clearer sense of what intex contact will be like--a big garrulous chaotic mess. And wonderful.

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I find it pleasing that you find it pleasing that several other messages have been transmitted towards extrasolar planets by non-scientists. This stuff is traditionally WAY too stuffy. Humans are not well represented by stuffy scientists! I know the physics doesn't really work, but I would LOVE it if the first radio signals we got from an extrasolar planet turn out to be an alien version of "I Love Lucy." I think it would be fantastic if we got to watch alien sitcoms for 100 years before the speed of light allowed us to exchange purposeful messages.

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