“The idea of being visited by aliens lost its appeal when I realized they’d likely just be some other planet’s asshole billionaires”

Billionaires such as Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson all created companies to explore space.
 
“the idea of being visited by aliens lost its appeal when i realized they’d likely just be some other planet’s asshole billionaires” was posted on X/Twitter by Uncle Duke on June 30, 2023, and this received over 13,000 likes. “What if UFOs are just empty vehicles sent into space by eccentric billionaires of other planets?” is a similar saying.
 
 
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Uncle Duke
@UncleDuke1969
the idea of being visited by aliens lost its appeal when i realized they’d likely just be some other planet’s asshole billionaires
9:21 AM · Jun 30, 2023
 
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Bill McGarrity
@TequilaMcknbird
The idea of being visited by aliens lost its appeal when I realized they’d likely just be some other planet’s asshole billionaires.
9:40 AM · Jul 28, 2023
 
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Liz Hicks
@LizHcks
So the thought of late stage capitalism as the default economic mode of outer space is grim af
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Uncle Duke
@UncleDuke1969
Jun 30, 2023
the idea of being visited by aliens lost its appeal when i realized they’d likely just be some other planet’s asshole billionaires
9:32 AM · Jul 26, 2024
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Bluesky
Uncle Duke
‪@uncleduke1969.bsky.social‬
the idea of being visited by aliens lost its appeal when i realized they’d likely just be some other planet’s asshole billionaires
December 14, 2024 at 8:57 AM