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xkcd #3225: Satellite Pollution (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #3225: Satellite Pollution

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[–] 46 points 7 months ago* (11 children)

Who would've thought that astronomy as a science only had like 500 years window to the clear sky... That any advanced enough civilization would as quickly and enthusiastically blot out their own skies for short term gains...

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  • [–] 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Not any advanced enough civilization.

    Though a civilization based on capitalism where the greediest fucks get to hoard wealth and resources and get away with doing what ever they want? Yes.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Wouldn’t it be wild to find out that the galaxy is teeming with advanced intelligent life but they want nothing to do with us because literally all of them are peaceful?

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    it's bigger than that.

    humans looked to the skies and saw gods, and now? most people haven't seen the stars anymore. we, humans have killed those gods and removed the stars from the skies.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    ground based astronomy

    Advancing astronomy would require more orbital telescopes anyway, which solve a bunch of problems, like atmospheric distortion.

    The actual problem is, that we currently fund short term gains (sattelites for communication and navigation) more than we fund long-term societal gains (sattelites for orbital research).

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