I’m not sure our radio noise is powerful enough to be heard at interstellar distances. Something like the Arecibo message is much more likely to reach another solar system.
It could also be important to specifically send a call for help. A call for help indicates our explicit consent to intervene, which could be important for an advanced civilization that has something like a non-intervention rule.
True enough. My point is that anyone who CAN help is close enough and tech-advanced enough to have noticed the signals long ago, and gotten closer (at least sent listening stations) in order to hear. Aliens who have not already done so, almost certainly can’t.
The specific call for help is problematic in a different way. The post is unclear exactly who has standing and ability to make the request.
I’m not sure our radio noise is powerful enough to be heard at interstellar distances. Something like the Arecibo message is much more likely to reach another solar system.
It could also be important to specifically send a call for help. A call for help indicates our explicit consent to intervene, which could be important for an advanced civilization that has something like a non-intervention rule.
True enough. My point is that anyone who CAN help is close enough and tech-advanced enough to have noticed the signals long ago, and gotten closer (at least sent listening stations) in order to hear. Aliens who have not already done so, almost certainly can’t.
The specific call for help is problematic in a different way. The post is unclear exactly who has standing and ability to make the request.