You may have been hearing the term "ontological shock" more frequently as more evidence about UAPs surfaces. This post briefly explains the term and some of its implications.
Ontological shock refers to the profound, unsettling realization that our understanding of reality—particularly concerning our place in the universe, the nature of technology, and potentially physics itself—might be fundamentally challenged or transformed.
This shock could be triggered by governments or other institutions suddenly confirming the existence of non-human intelligence, disclosing that they have hidden artifacts, technologies, or even bodies from these entities for decades.
Ontological shock resulting from confirmed disclosure of non-human UAPs could potentially lead to social and financial unrest.
Social Unrest: Such a disclosure could challenge many people's fundamental beliefs, resulting in widespread confusion, fear, and potential unrest. It might question religious beliefs about human uniqueness and the nature of life in the universe. This situation could lead to social division and conflict, as different groups react in various ways, from denial and fear to euphoria. Typically, society's institutions - religious, government, educational - provide a source of stability during times of upheaval, but in the case of UAP disclosure, these very institutions may be implicated in deceiving the public about the nature of reality. Where then will people turn for answers?
Financial Unrest: If these UAPs are revealed to possess technologies far beyond our current understanding, they could significantly disrupt our economy. For instance, if the technologies behind these crafts involve new forms of energy generation, they could render existing energy industries obsolete, leading to severe financial disruptions. Moreover, the sheer unpredictability of such a situation might lead to instability in financial markets as investors grapple with the implications of this new reality.
Alongside social and financial unrest, societies and governments will likely engage in an intense race to understand the science behind UAPs and master their technologies. The society or government that first achieves this mastery will have an unprecedented ability to control other societies and governments. Thus, another aspect of ontological shock will be the fear that we may lose the UAP technology arms race to another society with fundamentally different values than ours.
As governments conduct more public hearings, more whistleblowers come forward, new evidence is unveiled, and UAP disclosure laws are enacted, society may experience a level of ontological shock previously unknown in historical times.