You are an advanced alien race and you discover a primitve species what would you do?

[YoBadMama]

That depends on their level of intelegence, if they are cave-dwellers, I would help the poor creatures get on their feet, basic math, simple language ,and fire.
If they are feudal (mideval) age, I would study them. What kind of creaturs can they eat? Were do they mine for minerals? ect.
If they are modern times, I would offer to let them join with us as partner races.
(a lot like the Tau Empire from Warhammer 40,000)

 

[theevilsanta]

Ignore them like I ignore ants. Humans are but ants in the universe of super highways we don't even know about.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

I would make David Attenborough-style documentaries about them, and make sure they get along ok. I might say hey one time if I think they could handle it.

 

[quetzal231]

Okey,
1: fool them into worship me
2: be their benevolent GOD for however long I'd live
3: use them as slavelaborers and devote soldiers to start my interstellar empire
4: eh...hm...enslave other planets and people?

Just tought of:
5: guide evolution to make better workers/soldiers.
okey, I like evolution.

 

[subject_87]

I'd turn it into a police state and strip away all its natural resources, Combine-style.

 

[Drake_Dercon]

I would go down to the planet, use my awesome alien technology to change my form and edit logs so that I appear to have been born. I would pose as an inventor and slowly expose the primitive species to new technologies as they become societally prepared (perhaps spawning a massive line of heirs to continue doing so after I'm gone), but most of all, hiding the planet from my kin.

So what your saying is that... Einstein was an alien in disguise?

I'm guessing that the atom bomb was for shits and giggles then.

More likely Tesla. (and shits and giggles wasn't really my idea. I doubt any society was truly prepared for world-ruining weaponry at the time. Nor are we now, for that matter.)

Okey,
1: fool them into worship me
2: be their benevolent GOD for however long I'd live
3: use them as slavelaborers and devote soldiers to start my interstellar empire
4: eh...hm...enslave other planets and people?

Just tought of:
5: guide evolution to make better workers/soldiers.
okey, I like evolution.

HOLY SHIT I JUST FIGURED OUT THE BIBLE.

Yes, that was sarcasm, thank you very much. That was my theory when I was ten and hadn't realized that a human could do exactly the same things with a bit of manipulation... save the resurrection bit, and curing leprosy... unless time travel was involved...

 

[Squidden]

I don't see how "Shooting small metal pieces down a tuber" is primitive. I'd say if we were still using Chinese dragon missiles, that'd be primitive.

Anyways, I'd observe them to see how they acted. After studying for some time and listening to their popular music (Ke$ha etc) I'd wipe them off the planet and take it for my own.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

I'd probably study them for a while before making my move, then... I dunno, I guess I'd have to see where it goes from there.

 

[Odegauger]

I would say wipe out all indigenous life and convert to ecosystem to something suitable for my race, but seeing as I don't want to give any ideas to any intergalactic empires who may be monitoring our primitive communication networks, I'll just go ahead and say that I'd help uplift their species, and foster the mutual sharing of resources and ideas, so that they may one day be uplifted to being trusted mutual ally on the cosmic scale.

 

[FalloutJack]

 

[HolocaustBoy]

I would seemlessly blend in with the crowd and take all of their tacos. Nuff said.

 

[HolocaustBoy]

Btw I love your avatar

 

[TheWwwizard]

Depends on their technology, anything before electricity I'd leave alone. Anything past space flight I would give the space cash test.(south park ftw)

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

ITT: People that didn't read the question and think that it's asking them what THEY would do if they met an alien race. It's asking the opposite...

OT: I'd probably study them and decide if they would be a benefit or a liability to galactic civilization. Then I'd go back to the Citadel.

Cookie if you know where this is from.

Mass Effect, Citadel and all...

*holds out hand*


As for myself, well I would do to this alien race what I do with all others in my 'foreign policy' brochere as decreed by the rest of the Covenant. Give them a chance to submit to my race's awesomeness. And if not:

And then back home in time for dinner.

Here you go.

Sorry, but it looked so good I had to take a bite.

 

[Rouse]

I'm a God now and I found myself some slaves.

 

[Magnesium360]

Nothing.
The prime directive forbids interference.

Seriously though, it's incredibly easy to screw up what you don't understand, monitoring without taking unnecessary action (stopping the race's anhialation is usually necessary) is probably the safest option.

 

[jamradar]

Toy with their lives. Just by making life horrible for them, but not so horrible that they all die. They wont be able to amuse me if they are dead.

 

[ahrnygoose]

I'd open up a 3rd Starbucks in between 2 other Starbucks, crack open a beer, kick back, and watch the madness.