now that the US and Ukraine have begun to release their files gathered on UAPs, Japan is about to provide their own as well. how many other countries are going to come forward and disclose what they know? is this the beginning of disclosure, and has this been the plan for some time? i know there are many thoughts about what is going on; there’s aliens, there’s physics breaking Earth technology by nefarious government agencies, beings from our own atmosphere are making themselves known or we are detecting them, ocean beings are sending drones and probes up here to figure out why the hell the climate is changing, and this is all a ruse by the world governments to collude on a plan of global control (or some other variety of government led fuckery).

what bothers me the most about all of this is that it truly doesn’t matter because something is going on and part of it is being convinced that something is going on. i am very nervous at the thought of this leading literally anywhere because i strongly believe it will result in societal change once the most significant pieces are given to the public.

there are people in high positions of power who want the public to know something. why? what is the benefit of letting us know the truth or getting us to believe we know the truth? i am suspicious of every single thing being released because the footage lately has been almost too compelling, and the news is we aren’t even near the amount of detail yet to be seen. there are files with rather stunning quality, supposedly. we are supposed to be getting some intense material soon. in the age of genAI, our governments absolutely have capabilities years ahead of what the public is aware of. this concerns me.

if aliens are here, concerning. if they’re beings from our planet we know nothing about at all, concerning. if it’s a government nobody can goddamn identify, concerning. if it’s just some fucking guy, concerning. if this is all a coordinate lie by multiple agencies and world entities, concerning.

i don’t know how any of this can end without something being changed forever, honestly. what are your thoughts?

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    Life simply isn’t as exciting as all of that. They’re releasing the files because there’s not really anything of note in them. If there was, it wouldn’t be released.

    Just because humanity can’t explain a light in the sky doesn’t mean it’s some fascinating phenomena. The other night at work I hit a metal wall with a metal rod. Two blue sparks came off, one changed direction once, the other twice. I know what caused it but not how that lead to the reaction. It was interesting, but not magic, not advanced tech, not extra dimensional beings. It was neat, but who fucking cares?

    The thing with UAPs is they’re fun to dream about because the universe simply isn’t that exciting. And as advanced monkeys, we crave excitement. So we invent it, fantasize about it, we’re dreamers. This is the same exact reason why people invented gods. What used to be “we don’t know what that was, it must have been a supreme being” has become “we don’t know what that was, it must be fucking aliens”.

    But again, the universe just isn’t that interesting. Every time we discover something new and different in the universe, big or small, it’s fun and novel until we can explain it. Once it’s explainable it always becomes mundane shortly after. It’s simply a way for people to make themselves excited about an otherwise dull existence. As for why countries are releasing things around the same time? It’s trendy. And advanced monkeys like trends. Hell, even orcas like trends. Have fun with it, but don’t get wrapped up in it. You might want to see a specialist if you’re this concerned. A real one, not a hypnotherapist.

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      They’re releasing the files because there’s not really anything of note in them.

      i’m sorry but that is something said by a person who has not been actively following these stories lol. no, they are definitely not a bunch of nothing-burger files. your comment reads like dismissal out of ignorance rather than genuine skepticism.

      A real one, not a hypnotherapist

      ??? okay? dude i am not some empty headed moron who believes aliens are here among us lol. i value science above all else and prefer to live in reality. the fact that i am this concerned actually means something to me, because i never have felt this way in all my years spent paying attention to UAP/UFO quackery.

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        Honestly at this point, one should wish there are aliens. Either to save us from ourselves, or to attack us, unifying the planet as a species in defense. There is nothing concerning about UAPs that is a more imminent threat to us than ourselves.

        I mean, I like and totally understand escapism. I love watching paranormal shows but I don’t take stock in it. Trump’s alien files are 100% distraction. That’s why the US released em. It’s not worth the time or energy worrying about something from outside threats when we have like 10 ways we are imminently barreling towards collapse already.

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          it isn’t Trump’s though… that’s the thing. that’s why i’m labeling your response the way i am. firstly, these files predate Trump and were meant to be released with or without him. but secondly, other countries are now releasing their own files. this has triggered government responses from the world and now things are becoming more compelling. why the sudden coordination? i do want to hear from a nation that isn’t an ally though.