Alien Invasion Thought Experiment

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Imagine alien explorers with vastly superior intelligence and technology came to earth. When they visited us, they didn't realize we were intelligent animals, so they blew the shit out of us for a bit with little regard. Then when they realize what they've done, they say, "Oh shit, sorry! We didn't realize you were intelligent", and they gives us their cool technology. They make us part of the Galactic Federation, and we all get equal rights to the aliens.

That would be cool, right?

Sure, we'd be pissy that they killed us for a bit, but it worked out in the end. We're better off. We got awesome transportation tech, star ships, longer life spans, tech to feed the hungry, medicine to heal the sick, etc -- a massive improvement to quality of life.

"Fuck those aliens" or "That sucked for a bit, but thanks for the star ships, advanced medicine, and future agriculture tech"?