The aliens want to be received as saviors

The rising trend of multiple generations of people describing how they feel hopeless and depressed, isolated from their communities and about how they still feel exhausted no matter how much sleep they get or how well they take care of their bodies is a precursor to the mega ET reveal.

All the wars, violence, famine and general lack luster of life sets us up to accept anything other than "this".

Strange thing is that I'd be 100% onboard if things would be better.