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  How do you know this? Maybe biomass is rare and that's what they came for. Maybe crumbs produced by ants are special and only exist under very rare circumstances. If an alien species wants to take earth for whatever reason they'll do so without issue.
context: They could just want the planet, not the energy or resources. Earth is, for all we know, very rare. >
  
  They could also just want us as pets. A pet hooman to amuse them. >
  
  There's literally a song about this by Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction >
  
  We would be at their mercy which is the problem. Benevolent or not, in our experience that kind of relationship only goes one way. >
  
  Human imperialists have committed atrocities just to steal spices. If aliens are anything like us, we're fucked. >
  
  That’s true, I bet our organic matter would be of more interest. Plants/species etc.
  That being said… if these species are able to communicate with us, I bet the main issue would be force occupation and the political issues that follow. >
  
  If it helps you sleep better at night, go ahead and think that. I am less optimistic.. Aliens wouldn't waste their time contacting us for no reason.. >
  
  Maybe they would require a pit stop and we are on their way somewhere. >
  
  Roadside picnic reference confirmed >
  
  If they try to enslave us, we will just cancel them. Works everytime >
  
  What if that energy is our planets core or us? >
  
  Why would it be our planets core?  We’re very human centric. The only unique resource we have is life, everything else is easier to get elsewhere. >
  
  They could want water as far as I’m aware it’s only present in one other body in the solar system >
  
  It is not only present on one other body. It’s also present in greater quantities with a smaller gravity well elsewhere (such as Europa) >
  
  I thought the () at the end said Europe 😭 >
  
  Their superiority would be why they have no issue using our planet as a resource and disregard our civilization.  Think Europe/Africa. They wouldnt need to steal, they could simply offer some technology thats is inane to them, but life changing to a human. >
  
  No they'll completely wipe us out without any regards. We're akin to ants to an alien species that has the capability to reach us. >
  
  You’re projecting primitive human behavior on a species that can travel between stars >
  
  Human behavior? Literally everything we know as life competes with other life for resources and territory so why would you think any species from anywhere else would be any different? >
  
  Because an interstellar species would have no need for the tiny amount of resources in earth. It would be like humans stealing crumbs from an ant colony