While one could argue that there are already plenty of dumb aliens in sci-fi, I’m going to have to respectfully disagree. Star Trek’s Pakleds seem to be the exception rather than the rule when it comes to dumb aliens. Sure, they seemingly have the mental capacity of your common 3-year-old, but they’re still intelligent enough to cobble together pieces of existing advanced technology for their own needs.
Linguistic limitations aside, Pakleds still boast a healthy amount of practical knowledge, intuition, and survival instincts that allow their species to survive. So are they dumb, or just lazy?
You can similarly assess the Na’vi from Avatar as a lesser-developed species. But just because they’re not advanced on a technological level, it doesn’t mean that they’re not emotionally intelligent, or incapable capable of living a harmonious life that has a clear natural order that they adhere to. The Na’vi aren’t dumb aliens, they’re just a primitive species who have a different value system that seems to work for them.
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