If an alien landed in your backyard today, would you run in terror, or would you pull out your phone to see how many followers you could gain from the carnage?

In this episode of The Gen-x-istentialists, Bunny and Scott tackle the "discovery" of extraterrestrial life with the trademark cynicism only a latchkey kid can provide. They dive into why Gen-X has been "groomed" for an invasion since the 70s, why the "cult of the amateur" would turn a galactic event into a series of cringey TikToks, and why interstellar travel won't happen until there's a material reason to pimp out the next galaxy for profit.

Inside the conversation:

• The Grooming of Gen-X: Why growing up on Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars has made the idea of alien ...