The fringe dwellers in their naive zeal...are
doing exactly the opposite of what will add validation to the experience of first contact. They are making a mockery of what will eventually happen. They make it seem like a fantasy...cartoonish....and they must pull back their reins.
However..they do keep the pot stirred...and maybe this is also required ....scientists are having to be a filter for this zeal however...and we will not be able to move forward to where we need to be until we come together....give and take.