Avi Loeb and the quest for ETs

[Dientus]

18 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Makes the things that like to lurk and stalk nervous.  Also lets the big things know you are coming so they can get out of the way or won't be startled. 

Therein lay the fact that you have to understand what it is you're dealing with. Antelope, deer and water buffalo may run, but others will not. We can only go with what we know as fact here and not conjecture. In general a loud aggressive display shows territorial claims. I guarantee if you yell at a troop of guerrillas it can be met very unfavorably, especially if their babies are nearby. However conversely yelling at a lone black bear can save your life.

Fact is, we don't know which it is.

[kerbiloid]

Gorillas think: "One of us..."

[Codraroll]

20 hours ago, Dientus said:

I guarantee if you yell at a troop of guerrillas it can be met very unfavorably, especially if their babies are nearby

Not necessarily, it depends. Just yell slogans against the central government or invasion force, and they might give you a rifle and take you up to fight for the Cause after a talk with their leader.

[Dientus]

Got to love these forums

 

Would it be worded better with the statement: there are at least as many different possible interpretations of an action as there are actions themselves. Any overt action that would draw attention regardless of its intention, can be misunderstood as threat, or as prey, this then logically points to a course of covert action should be the best path to follow until more information of a given situation is known.