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Would you prefer a hands-off, leave them to their own devices kind of approach, a keep at arms reach gently advise, or something else altogether?

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I seriously doubt it would be possible with humans still in the picture due to our impact on the biosphere and resource use.

No matter what high minded principles we might espouse, human history shows that we fuck up less tech advanced cultures, even when we think we are trying to help.

Case in point North Sentinel Island.

TLDR: Hunter gatherer society that the world has decided to leave alone as they do not want contact but some fuckhead US christian decided he knew better, attempted contact to tell them about God or whatever and got himself killed. While possibly infecting them with something they have no immunity for.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Suppose it was somehow possible though, beyond simply not intentionally/unintentionally fucking them up, what would you like to see?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

Leave them the fuck alone.