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[–] wahming@monyet.cc -1 points 1 year ago (15 children)

What's the point of looking at the stars of we never reach for them? At some point the telescopes have to move into space, we can't stay earthbound forever

[–] sharedburdens@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yo I have this amazing bridge I'm selling, and you seem like a wise investor.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Just use fluffy euphoric speeches about destiny and reaching for the stars, prattle that could fit in a movie with a soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer, and you can sell the "I FUCKING LOVE SCIENCE" crowd almost anything, including actual contempt and dismissal for actual scientists (astronomers in this case). so-true

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