been here before

[Ra1111]

I always took the seeing us as one comment as an iteration of 'we are you, you are us, we see no difference'.  I doubt their physical ocular point of view is limited like ours, they could probably see our individual incarnations like citylight's from orbit though.

But I think Glow also has a good point that technologically there is a redundancy (paraphrasing), where we think we need technology to radiate ourselves, we're actually already radiating (hence how just a wanderers presence lightens the surrounding area).  So in one sense, our interconnected internet is like 3D being prepared for SMC establishment, but won't (I think) be what produces an SMC.

However, I believe it is possible, SMC's can but apparently typically don't occur in 3D.  We're late 3D, with a means of interconnectedness.  With some transparency and a boat load of compassiom, patience, and forgiveness, as well as persistence in working out any kinks in the interconnectivity, I think the internet can affect Earth's 3D population enough to push it to form a SMC.

I however am cynical, and think we've still got a few hundred years before we reach that point, but assuming better social media platforms and ever more useful technology are created, it's totally possible in my mind that a technology like the internet will lay down the foundation to forming a SMC.

The true issue is simply the damn trolls.  If we could somehow heal that plague of this technology, we could go so far it'd be hard to believe the progress that can be made when horrible people are taken care of and counseled instead of left to their own devices, behind a safe and anonymous screen to be horrible to others just trying to enjoy themselves.

It's seriously become a plague, between legitimate paid troll 'shills' to political paid shills to russian paid shills, to just plan abuse by anonymous individuals, trolls and cyberbullying have gotten out of control, as wellas purposeful misinformation and disinformation, the internet does still have a long way to go before becoming a perfect medium to begin forming an SMC through.

“We’re in late 3D”

I am unsure if I agree with that statement .. Ra said the planet was 4th and we were having difficulty moving from third into it , but then at another point they said it was about to be fourth , and that being thirty years ago with what I see believe is our SMC already forming, typing this message on Bring4th right now could be my very very very early 4D self !