If your creators include an interest in novelty in their CEV, then aliens are going to provide more variety than what your creators can make up on their own.
Heh. The situation is symmetric, so the humanity is also novelty for aliens. And how much value does novelty has? It it similar to having some exotic pets? X-D
I meant novelty in a broad sense—not just like having an exotic pet. I’d expect different sensoria leading to somewhat different angles on the universe, and better understanding of biology and material science, at least.
Heh. The situation is symmetric, so the humanity is also novelty for aliens. And how much value does novelty has? It it similar to having some exotic pets? X-D
I meant novelty in a broad sense—not just like having an exotic pet. I’d expect different sensoria leading to somewhat different angles on the universe, and better understanding of biology and material science, at least.