Logbook 40067 - I am on a planet called Earth, what seems to be populated. The primary goal of the dominant species, humans, seems to be, to acquire more resources, so that they can acquire more resources. So that they can continue, acquiring more resources.
It is a nightmarish place. Millions of animals are butchered in droves to feed their fat faces. Love is nearly extinct, marriages are arranged merely to acquire more resources. Friendships only seem to be forged, you guessed it - if it helps one of the parties to acquire more resources.
The arts and culture of the species seems to be centered on one thing - acquiring more resources. Several centuries ago the art industry was less focused on this, but since recently the art sector has utterly declined. Art seems to have a primary function of acquiring more resources, and a secondary function as art.
The types of art is varied, the species has evolved technologically fairly well, and has created an Internet, in which to distribute communications. They have created interactive simulations, called videogames, and propaganda recordings, called movies and television. Movies, television, videogames, and music are the primary arts of the species, paintings and sculptures have become outdated.
On the internet, they like to use a social communications site, called Facebook, which is kind of like an art, because it allows them to upload pictures and communications to express themselves. Some cultural sayings they like to use are “Gettin money”, as acquiring resources and money seems to be the primary motivator of most of the species. Now, on these profiles, money is viewed as the highest ideal, and negativity is viewed as the thing to be avoided. Negativity, seems to be synonymous with “reality” and “truth”, or whatever part of reality and truth they don’t wish to hear. The species seems to be inherently xenophobic to information which doesn’t agree with their views, and they are very quick to avoid any uncomfortable, non sleepy feelings. They seem to be very quick to block communications, so keep this in mind when interloping with your mothership communiques on approach.
Now, the first thing the species seems to be goaled towards is acquiring resources, for the sake of acquiring resources. But the manner in which they do this is idiotic. They seem to be focused only on acquiring resources for themselves, and not their future generations. Resource management is innefficient and they are depleting the planet resources and wreaking havoc on the ecosystem, causing massive extinctions and abnormal weather patterns. They seem to have zero concern for any of this, including their own genetic status, and this is partly made possible by their religion, which tells them they have a soul which is outside of their body.
Now some of these species have varied intelligence to certain degrees, and not all of them are completely blind to their own species’ shortcomings. Some of these specimens are concerned about genetics and the evolution of the species. But the methods they propose to save the species are not very well thought through, some of them suggest all out genocide, and others propose removing of all sheltering, in order to increase natural selection powers. However, the problem with this is if you leave everything to nature, you will never truly evolve. The cosmos gives you a point of singularity, a moment of sheltering which you use to take into your own hands. What I refer to is at this momentary hiatus of evolution, you create a DNA machine, and jumpstart artificial evolution, this is basically what you have been storing your cards for all along. I have proposed the DNA machine and it is met with lukewarm interest, they seem to be more concerned about their daily activities, most of which have no consequence. It is questionable whether the machine would fall into the wrong hands, and used for military upgrades, or excluded from the poor, so it is recommended that safegaurds be installed into the prototype so that this does not happen.
Now, despite what I have said about the world, and the general malaise, and the rise of depression gone up about 20 percent the last couple of years, if you ask the average specimen they will report that they are in a good mood. The paradigm seems to be to 'embrace positivity" and ignore negativity. They try not to be aware of what’s going on, and report that the world is a good place. The average specimen doesnt seem to have any goals, other than living, reproducing, and then dying. There are a couple of potentials in certain sectors, though. The science industry is fairly promising, but they have not yet integrated science with metaphysics, ie. they do not have any solid integration with consciousness research or the afterlife, they seem more focused on their astronomy space program, NASA.
Overall, its a pretty miserable place, and I am requesting transport out. Recommend armament if travelling on foot, most of the species retains the typical primitive characteristics, xenophobia, blind faith, zealotry to traditions, disgust at things different from them, inability to understand things outside of their programming, etc. Recommend using stun weapons for political reasons. Recommend carrying a personal teleporter, EMP and Mind Ray. Species has Class 5 Particle Ray but only as an orbital defense with low agility and slow turret rotation rate. Species possesses Sonic weapons so be warned. Primary weapon the species uses are high velocity small projectiles. Recommend using Time Travel/Combat Slowdown Booster device. For evac purposes, recommend using stealth approach and come with cloaking device.