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> director of astrobiology at Columbia University Caleb Scharf wrote in Scientific American, the star represented "another invasion of my personal universe" Th
by strictnein 9y ago
> director of astrobiology at Columbia University Caleb Scharf wrote in Scientific American, the star represented "another invasion of my personal universe"
There's hyperbole, and then there's comments like that. His "personal universe"?
- thecatspaw 9y agoHonestly I dont see a problem with this statement. People have their own sphere, domain, topic that they are engrossed in and love over everything. He just happened to call it his personal universe (which I think is pretty fitting)
- wavefunction 9y agoI don't read that as any sort of claim of ownership, merely that this ridiculous fake-star stunt has impacted his life, which is probably mostly removed from such inanities as it involves astronomy.
- danaliv 9y agoI read that comment as making an analogy to intrusive advertising.
- vog 9y agoThat's how I read it, too. And I can somehow relate to it. In many places, you can't walk down the street without being annoyed by ads. You'd have to go through parks and nearby woods. And now it doesn't even help to go camping far away in a natural reservate without being annoyed by ads (at night).