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A rock can be a visitor. Figurative language exists.

• The_rationalist 7y ago
  It introduce slightly harmful ambiguity for no other reason than clickbait.
  • xena 7y ago
    It's almost like clickbait pays the bills or something
  • penagwin 7y ago
    I see the reason that it could be seen as click bait, but given the context I don't think many people on HN will think it was animate. It also says "another", and since we haven't been visited by life before it would suggest they meant it more as "this thing will visit us, thus it's a 'visitor'"
  • SketchySeaBeast 7y ago
    I think it invokes benign imagery, not the promise of "war of the worlds" panic. It's not like it's "Top 10 reasons this interstellar visitor is coming to earth - number 6 will surprise you!"