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So, you're a human, and you've just met a never-before-seen race of extraterrestrials, and chances are you feel [[Insignificant Little Blue Planet|quite insignificant]] compared to the hyper-advanced culture in front of you. Often, the species will appear [[Younger Than They Look]], in order to make the surroundings feel more comfortable. The being will then kneel down in front in you and say, in a gentle, soothing voice something to the effect of "You humans are so young, yet in your short lifetime you have accompanied so much." In other cases, when confronted with multiple races, one group, usually a [[Five -Man Band]], will be willing to accept the human, while the rest of the race dish out doses of [[Fantastic Racism]]. Contrast [[Earth Is Young]], where the planet, not the species has been in existence for a short time, and [[We Are As Mayflies]], which is about humans being young as individuals.

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* In ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]'' it is noted that humans are a lot younger than other species. [[Token Non -Human|Ax]], however, expresses astonishment at how quickly they manage to do things; apparently it took his species three times as long to get from heavier-than-air flight to space exploration. (Another book reveals the primitive version of his species were around millions of years ago, and also that the Ellimist gave them their boost to sentience.) The Howlers are also mentioned as being thousands of years old but more or less stagnant, which makes sense if you know their origins.