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I first heard of his death in a very niche subreddit and only by chance. He died in May and only now we know it. I was wondering how long it'd take for mainstre
by tscs37 9y ago
I first heard of his death in a very niche subreddit and only by chance. He died in May and only now we know it. I was wondering how long it'd take for mainstream media to pick up.
He was truly a hero, without his reaction a good chunk of this planet would be nuclear wasteland.
- greglindahl 9y agoMainstream media? This is an rt.com article, a mouthpiece for the Kremlin.
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- tscs37 9y agoIt's arguably more mainstream than a niche subreddit,no? On the other hand, there are more trustworthy news outlets.
- int_19h 9y agoIts affiliation doesn't make it any less mainstream.
- kk_cz 9y agoI think OP might have been disputing the "media" part rather than the "mainstream" part.
- ameliaquining 9y agoAs far as I know, they had this story before anyone else did.
- executesorder66 9y agoWhich subreddit was that, if you don't mind?
- tscs37 9y ago/r/slatestarcodex if I didn't typo on my phone. It's an interesting sub, sometimes a thought provoking article bubbles up to my front-page which is always a bit of a joy, Tho sometimes a bit of garbage bubbles up too.