> I agree that her treatment was unfortunate. It seemed like a rush to narrative to me, which was totally unnecessary given how special the moment clearly was.

> I agree that her treatment was unfortunate. It seemed like a rush to narrative to me, which was totally unnecessary given how special the moment clearly was. I don't see it that way. Combining societal elements to a scientific or engineering challenge is nothing new (e.g., Voyager's gold disc recording, Armstrong's one-small-step line, SpaceX launching a Tesla roadster). Similarly, imaging a black hole was an achievement of human society at large, and the fact that an achievement in one aspect of society (i.e., scientific knowledge) is linked to another (i.e., egalitarianism) makes the moment even more special. It makes the event feel like this isn't just a single narrow step in one direction, but movement forward of our entire civilization.