i dont think its possible for a civilization capable of interstellar travel to avoid developing some concept of a camera. theyre pretty much required for the kind of science it takes to get to that point. even if theyre all completely blind, they would still create cameras because theres so much information in the electromagnetic spectrum they couldnt afford to ignore, they would just be interpreted differently. think about it, how would you develop an orbital launch vehicle without the ability to capture and store images? how would you learn enough about stars or space to even conceive of leaving your home planet?
Knowing what a camera is doesn’t imply that they can recognize our cameras. The alien could be surprised that even after developing that technology we still have wars over made up borders.
are you being deliberately obtuse? i was replying to someone who said maybe they dont even have cameras. i wasnt saying anything about the plausibility of the comic…
i dont think its possible for a civilization capable of interstellar travel to avoid developing some concept of a camera. theyre pretty much required for the kind of science it takes to get to that point. even if theyre all completely blind, they would still create cameras because theres so much information in the electromagnetic spectrum they couldnt afford to ignore, they would just be interpreted differently. think about it, how would you develop an orbital launch vehicle without the ability to capture and store images? how would you learn enough about stars or space to even conceive of leaving your home planet?
Knowing what a camera is doesn’t imply that they can recognize our cameras. The alien could be surprised that even after developing that technology we still have wars over made up borders.
are you being deliberately obtuse? i was replying to someone who said maybe they dont even have cameras. i wasnt saying anything about the plausibility of the comic…
Sorry, I tried adding information and didn’t understand your meaning